Rebecca Ward

Rebecca Ward
Personal information
BornFebruary 7, 1990 (1990-02-07) (age 34)
Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S.
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Individual sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team sabre
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Individual sabre
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin Team sabre

Rebecca Ward (born February 7, 1990) is an American sabre fencer. She won the gold medal at the sabre 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Mariel Zagunis 15–11 in the final, and took bronze in both individual and team sabre events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1][2] She also won the women's NCAA national individual sabre championship three times (2009, 2011, 2012), the first in history to do so in sabre.[3] In 2015, she was inducted into the USA Fencing Hall of Fame.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Rebecca Ward". Duke Fencing. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  2. ^ "BDW: Blue Devils of the Year for 2009 – Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  3. ^ COLLEGE FENCING: Rebecca Ward captures third NCAA title.
  4. ^ USA Fencing Announces 2015 Hall of Fame Induction Class USA Fencing. 18 June 2014.
  5. ^ Goe, Ken (June 19, 2014). "Olympic fencer Rebecca Ward will be inducted into the USA Fencing Hall of Fame". Oregon Live.