Maya Lawrence

Maya Lawrence (born 1980)[1] is an American fencer and part of the United States Fencing Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she participated in the individual and team épée events in the Fencing competition. She won a bronze medal in the women's team épée alongside Courtney Hurley, Kelley Hurley, and Susie Scanlan.

Maya Lawrence
Lawrence at the 2013 World Fencing Championships
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1980-07-17) 17 July 1980
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFencing
Medal record
Representing  United States
Women's Fencing
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam épée

Lawrence grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and attended Teaneck High School, where she took up fencing as a sophomore before graduating in 1998. Her parents are Pat Lawrence, Teaneck High School's fencing coach, and Reginald Lawrence, who has been a sports official in New Jersey. In 2002, Lawrence graduated with honors from Princeton University with a double major in political science and African-American studies. A member of Princeton's fencing team, she was selected as an All-American and earned Ivy League honors during all four years of her attendance there. She earned a Master's degree in English as a Second Language instruction in 2007 from Teachers College, Columbia University.[2]

See also

References
  1. Maya Lawrence, USA Fencing. Accessed April 17, 2012.
  2. Staff. "Teaneck's Maya Lawrence to represent USA fencing at Olympics", The Record (Bergen County), April 17, 2012. Accessed April 17, 2012.


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