Arlene Stevens

Arlene Stevens (born February 20, 1981) is a retired American epee fencer. Stevens is lauded as "one of the most decorated fencers in program history," at St. John's University.

Arlene Stevens

Personal information
Born	(1981-02-20) February 20, 1981 (age 43) Fairport, New York, United States
Sport
Sport	Fencing

NCAA

Stevens competed while attending St. John's University, from 1999 to 2003.

4 time All-American fencer.

Silver medalist at the NCAA Championships in 2001.

Silver medalist at the Intercollegiate Fencing Association Championships.

US Championships

Stevens won the individual women's épée U.S. National Championship in both 1998 and 1999.

Olympics

Stevens competed in the Olympics at Sydney, Australia, surviving the first round before being defeated by Ildikó Mincza of Hungary.^[1] Stevens was the youngest in the world to qualify for an Olympic fencing team.

Olympic Results

Round 1 - Arlene Stevens (US) def. Zahra Gamir (Algeria) 5-2^[2]
Round 2 - Ildikó Mincza (Hungary) def. Arlene Stevens (US) 11-8^[2]

Miscellaneous

Stevens is 5'11", left handed, of European and Chinese descent, and has also practiced ballet and gymnastics.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Arlene Stevens Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
2. ESPN Fencing Results

External links

• New York Times
• Sports Illustrated
• St. John's University^{[permanent dead link]}