Jeff Spear

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Jeff Spear
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Personal information
Full nameJeffrey Kimball Spear
Born (1988-06-28) June 28, 1988 (age 35)
Albany, New York, USA
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Sport
Country Flag of the United States.svg USA
Sport Fencing
Weapon Sabre
HandLeft-handed
Club New York Athletic Club
FIE  ranking current ranking

Jeff Spear (born June 28, 1988) is an American sabre fencer. He competed in the men's team sabre competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1]

He fenced for the Columbia Lions fencing team. Spear graduated from Columbia University in 2010 as the salutatorian of Columbia College. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Jeff Spear Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  2. "Olympics: One Gold Medal, Many Memories". Columbia College Today. Fall 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  3. "Jeff Spear - Fencing". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  4. "SENIOR PROFILE: Jeff Spear". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2020-11-12.