Samuel Kwong
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 Samuel Kwong (right), with coach George Pogosov, wins the 2013 National Championship in Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 1, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Los Altos Hills, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon(s) | Sabre | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Right | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cardinal Fencing Club | ||||||||||||||||||
| FIE Ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Kwong (born January 1, 1998 in Pleasanton, California) is an American sabre fencer. He is USA Fencing's 2013 Youth-14 Men's Sabre national champion.
Achievements
Kwong held the national #1 rank in each concluding year of Youth-10, Youth-12, and Youth-14.[1] Altogether he won 10 North American Cup top-8 finalist medals between 2009 and 2013—including 3 gold and 3 bronze. In 2013 he won the national championship in Columbus, Ohio.[2]
He was the youngest male sabre fencer in the USA with an A rating in the 2012-2013 season.[2]
Kwong was 1st alternate for the 2013 Cadet World Championships in Poreč, Croatia, ranked 4th on the USFA team point standings,[3][4] and was the youngest men's sabre fencer to represent USA internationally in the 2012-2013 season,[5] at 14 years old winning USA's first medal for the season at the 2012 Cadet European Circuit in Konin, Poland.[6][7]
He won an Under-17 bronze medal at the 2013 Junior Olympics in Baltimore, Maryland[8] and as team captain an Under-19 team gold medal at the 2015 Junior Olympics in Richmond, Virginia. [9]
References
- ↑ "2010-2011 SEASON NATIONAL RESULTS".
- 1 2 "2013 USA FENCING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS & JULY NAC".
- ↑ "2012-2013 USFA Team Point Standings Cadet Men's Sabre" (PDF).
- ↑ "2012-2013 End of Season Rankings".
- ↑ "Freshmen Showcase Self-Defense". The Oracle.
- ↑ "2012-09-22 Konin - Sabre Results". Polski Związek Szermierczy (Polish Fencing Federation).
- ↑ Jomantas, Nicole (September 24, 2012). "Edward Chin and Samuel Kwong Win Silver and Bronze at Konin Cadet European Saber Cup". TeamUSA.org.
- ↑ "FEBRUARY 2013 JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPIONSHIPS".
- ↑ "FIRST-TIME JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS CROWNED, JUNIOR WOMEN’S WORLD FOIL TEAM NAMED IN RICHMOND".