May Tieu

May Lee Tieu is a Chinese-American olympic fencer.[1] She participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in the fencing competition, being awarded the bronze medal in the girls' foil event.[2] At the 2021 World Cadets and Juniors Fencing Championships she won the gold medal in the individual foil, and bronze in the team foil.[3][4] In 2019 she received the Jack Kelly Fair Play Award.[5] As of April 2023, she has retired from competitive fencing.

May Lee Tieu
Tieu in 2018
Sport
Country United States
SportFencing
Medal record
Fencing
Representing  United States
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Buenos AiresGirls' foil
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 CairoIndividual foil
Silver medal – second place2021 CairoTeam foil

References

  1. Ghosh, Sreesha (April 7, 2021). "Tieu earns third career World Fencing Championship medal". The Daily Princetonian. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. Zaccardi, Nick (October 8, 2018). "Fencer earns first U.S. medal of Youth Olympics after sportsmanship act". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  3. "Junior-Cadet World Championships Cairo 2021 Results". Fencing Time. April 3, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  4. Houston, Michael (April 6, 2021). "Kozlov and Tieu win junior foil world titles in Cairo". Inside the Games. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  5. Jomantas, Nicole (September 13, 2019). "May Tieu Honored with Jack Kelly Fair Play Award". United States Fencing Association. Retrieved June 22, 2022.


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