Miles Chamley-Watson

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Miles Chamley-Watson
Chamley-Watson at the 2014 Master de Fleuret
Personal information
Full nameMiles Cleveland Chamley-Watson
Born (1989-12-03) December 3, 1989 (age 34)
London, United Kingdom
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
ClubFencers Club
Head coachSimon Gershon and Irina Gershon
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest Individual
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Leipzig Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Wuxi Team

Miles Chamley-Watson (born December 3, 1989) is a British-born American fencer.[1] He is the 2013 Individual Foil World Champion.[2]

Childhood

Miles Chamley-Watson was born in London on December 3, 1989. He is of Jamaican, Irish, British, and Malawian decent.[3][4] He spent the first 8 years of his life as a resident of the UK until he and his family moved to the United States. Upon arriving to the US, Chamley-Watson and his family settled in New York City, where he would begin fencing one year later, at the Knox School in Saint James, NY.[citation needed] After spending 4 years in New York City, Chamley-Watson and his family settled in Philadelphia.

College

Chamley-Watson earned a full scholarship to the Pennsylvania State University in the year 2008. During his tenure at Penn State, Chamley-Watson majored in Sports Management, where he transferred what he had learned and what he was continuing to learn from the sport of fencing to help boost his knowledge in his area of study.

First year (2008–2009)

During Chamley-Watson's first year as a Division I NCAA fencer, he maintained a 19–4 record. He advanced to the semi-finals round in the national championship tournament in the men's foil category. However, Chamley-Watson was defeated in the semi-finals 15 to 14 by teammate Nicholas Chinman. The Nittany Lions Fencing team ended the tournament on top as the 2008–2009 National Team Champions.

Second year (2009–2010)

Much like his first year, Chamley-Watson went to the semi-final round of the NCAA championships. This time, Chamley-Watson was defeated by Notre Dame's Olympic fencer Gerek Meinhardt.

Junior year (2010–2011)

Nearing the end of his collegiate career, Chamley-Watson had the choice to redshirt his junior year of college or choose to compete and redshirt his senior year. [clarification needed]Chamley-Watson decided to compete in the NCAA Championships his junior year and redshirt his senior year.

Senior year (2011–2012)

After finishing 2nd place in men's foil at the NCAA tournament, Chamley-Watson decided that it was time to utilize his allotted redshirt year. During this hiatus from NCAA competition, Chamley-Watson privately practiced fencing. Chamley-Watson would earn himself the top spot on the United States' Olympic Fencing team as a foil fencer.

International career

Chamley-Watson entered the 2012 Summer Olympics as the No. 2 ranked foil fencer. His first round in the games he was presented a bye into the next round. In the second round, Chamley-Watson fenced Alaaeldin Abouelkassem, an opponent representing the country of Egypt, and was defeated 15 – 10. Abouelkassem went on to earn the silver medal in the event. In the team event, the United States beat France 45–39 in the quarterfinals, but lost 24–45 to Italy in the semi-final. In the bronze medal fight, the United States lost 27–45 to Germany.

At the 2013 World Championships, Chamley-Watson became the first US fencer to win an individual gold medal at the World Championships.[5]

At the 2016 Olympics, Chamley-Watson again lost in the second round, this time to Russia's Artur Akhmatkhuzin, 13–15.[6] In the team event, the United States beat Egypt 45–27 in the quarterfinals, before losing 41–45 to Russia in the semi-finals. In the bronze medal match, the United States beat Italy 45–31.

Awards and accomplishments

2016

  • Bronze – Olympic Games(Team)

2015

  • Gold – Shanghai Grand Prix
  • Bronze – San Jose World Cup(Team)

2013

  • Gold – Budapest World Championships(Individual)
  • Silver – Budapest World Championships(Team)
  • Gold – Paris World Cup (Team)
  • Silver – La Coruna World Cup (Team)
  • Silver – Seoul World Cup (Team)
  • Bronze – NCAA Championships
  • Bronze – Pan American Championships (Individual)
  • Seventh – Seoul World Cup (Individual)
  • Eighth – Venice Grand Prix
  • 16th – La Coruna World Cup (Individual)
  • 26th – Paris World Cup (Individual)
  • 60th – St. Petersburg Grand Prix

2012

  • Gold – Pan American Championships (Team)
  • Silver – December North American Cup
  • Silver – November North American Cup
  • Fourth – Olympic Games (Team)
  • Fourth – La Coruna World Cup (Team)
  • Fifth – Havana World Cup (Team)
  • Sixth – Paris World Cup (Team)
  • Seventh – Bonn World Cup (Team)
  • Eighth – Pan American Championships (Individual)
  • 10th – January North American Cup
  • 22nd – St. Petersburg Grand Prix
  • 22nd – Wakayama Grand Prix
  • 22nd – Bonn World Cup (Individual)
  • 24th – Paris World Cup
  • 25th – Havana World Cup
  • 25th – Olympic Games (Individual)
  • 55th – Venice Grand Prix
  • 63rd – Seoul World Cup

2011

  • Gold – Pan American Games (Team)
  • Gold – Pan American Championships (Individual)
  • Silver – Olympic Test Event (Individual)
  • Bronze – USA Fencing Division I National Championships
  • Sixth – Pan American Championships (Team)
  • Seventh – Seoul World Cup (Team)
  • Seventh – December North American Cup
  • Ninth – St. Petersburg Grand Prix
  • 10th – Seoul Foil World Cup (Individual)
  • 12th – Senior World Championships (Team)
  • 17th – Bonn World Cup
  • 17th – Venice Grand Prix
  • 33rd – Senior World Championships (Individual)
  • 33rd – Shanghai Grand Prix
  • 33rd – La Coruna World Cup
  • 36th – Havana World Cup

2010

  • Gold – Pan American Championships (Team)
  • Bronze – Pan American Championships (Individual)
  • Fifth – Senior World Championships (Individual)
  • Ninth – Senior World Championships (Team)

2009

  • Gold – Pan American Championships (Team)
  • Gold – North American Cup C (Division I)
  • Silver – Junior World Championships (Team)
  • Silver – Isla de Margarita World Cup
  • Bronze – Pan American Championships (Individual)
  • Bronze – Estado Vargas World Cup
  • Eighth – Havana World Cup
  • 9th – Senior World Championships (Team)
  • 10th – Junior World Championships (Individual)
  • 12th – Montreal World Cup
  • 27th – Venice Grand Prix
  • 45th – St. Petersburg Grand Prix
  • 46th – Senior World Championships (Individual)

2008

  • Gold – Junior World Championships (Team)
  • Fifth – London Junior World Cup
  • Sixth – Pan American Championships
  • 38th – Montreal World Cup
  • 43rd – Paris Grand Prix

2007

  • 41st – Havana Grand Prix

See also

References

  1. ^ London2012.com Archived July 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Miles Chamley-Watson". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "TSL OLYMPIC BLITZ: MILES CHAMLEY-WATSON, FENCING'S SOUL PROVIDER". Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "FORCE OF NATURE: MILES CHAMLEY-WATSON". Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Fencer – CHAMLEY-WATSON Miles – USA – FIE – International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Miles Chamley-Watson Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2018.

External links

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