Nzingha Prescod
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| Born |
14 August 1992 Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||||||
| Weapon(s) | foil | ||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Club | Peter Westbrook Foundation | ||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Buckie Leach | ||||||||||||
| FIE Ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nzingha Prescod (born August 14, 1992) is an American female foil fencer,[1] bronze medallist at the 2015 World Fencing Championships.
She took part in the individual event of the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she was defeated 10-15 in the table of 32 by Hungary's Aida Mohamed. In the team event team USA lost to South Korea in the quarter-finals and finished 6th after the placement matches.
Prescod is a member of the Columbia University class of 2015.[2]
References
- ↑ "Nzingha Prescod". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ↑ "Newsmakers". Columbia Magazine. Summer 2012.
External links
- Profile at US Fencing
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