Nzingha Prescod

Nzingha Prescod
Prescod in 2015
Personal information
Born (1992-08-14) August 14, 1992 (age 32)
Brooklyn, New York
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
ClubPeter Westbrook Foundation
Head coachBuckie Leach
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuxi Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Leipzig Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Moscow Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest Team

Nzingha Prescod (born August 14, 1992) is an American foil fencer, World Champion in foil at the 2008 and 2009 Cadet World Cups, bronze medalist at the 2015 World Fencing Championships, three-time medalist at the Pan American Games, and two-time Olympian.[1][2] She has ranked as high as world # 5.[3] Prescod was selected as an athlete director on the USA Fencing Board of Directors beginning in January 2021.

  1. ^ "Nzingha Prescod". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "Nzingha Prescod," Team USA.
  3. ^ King, Nelson A. (December 15, 2020). "ELITE FENCER". Caribbean Life News.