Kelley Hurley

Kelley Hurley (born April 4, 1988) is an American épée fencer.[1] She won the bronze medal in the women's team épée event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. A standout at the University of Notre Dame, she was a 4-time All-American. She has qualified to represent the United States in fencing at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.

Kelley Hurley
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1988-04-04) April 4, 1988
Houston, Texas
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFencing
Event(s)Épée
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 WuxiTeam

Coached by their father, Bob Hurley, Kelley and her younger sister Courtney have competed on World Teams together since Kelley was 17. Kelley qualified for her first Olympic Team in 2008 as the only women's épée fencer from the United States to do so. In 2012, Hurley qualified for her second team as a replacement athlete. Hurley won bronze in the team event as a member of the first U.S. Women's Épée Team ever to earn an Olympic medal. Hurley went into the Rio 2016 Olympics ranked 18th in the world in the individual épée.

See also

References

  1. "Kelley Hurley". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.


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