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Miles Chamley-Watson, (born December 3, 1989) is a British-born American right-handed foil fencer, 11-time team Pan American champion, 2019 team world champion, 2013 individual world champion, two-time Olympian, and 2016 team Olympic bronze medalist.[1]

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 32)
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
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championships
2013 BudapestIndividual
2019 BudapestTeam
2013 BudapestTeam
2017 LeipzigTeam
2018 WuxiTeam

Childhood


Miles Chamley-Watson was born in London. He is of Jamaican, Irish, British, and Malawian descent.[2][3] He spent the first eight 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 began fencing one year later, at the Knox School in Saint James, New York."Miles Chamley-Watson '08". After spending four 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 red shirt 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.[4]

At the 2016 Olympics, Chamley-Watson again lost in the second round, this time to Russia's Artur Akhmatkhuzin, 13–15.[5] 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.


Medal Record



Olympic Games


Year Location Event Position
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Team Men's Foil 3rd[6]

World Championship


Year Location Event Position
2013 Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Foil 1st[7]
2013 Budapest, Hungary Team Men's Foil 2nd[8]
2017 Leipzig, Germany Team Men's Foil 2nd[9]
2018 Wuxi, China Team Men's Foil 2nd[10]
2019 Budapest, Hungary Team Men's Foil 1st[11]

Pan American Championship


Year Location Event Position
2008 Querétaro City, Mexico Team Men's Foil 1st[12]
2009 San Salvador, El Salvador Individual Men's Foil 3rd[13]
2009 San Salvador, El Salvador Team Men's Foil 1st[14]
2010 San José, Costa Rica Individual Men's Foil 2nd[15]
2010 San José, Costa Rica Team Men's Foil 1st[16]
2011 Reno, Nevada Team Men's Foil 1st[17]
2012 Cancún, Mexico Team Men's Foil 1st[18]
2013 Cartagena, Colombia Individual Men's Foil 3rd[19]
2013 Cartagena, Colombia Team Men's Foil 1st[20]
2014 San José, Costa Rica Team Men's Foil 1st[21]
2015 Santiago, Chile Team Men's Foil 1st[22]
2016 Panama City, Panama Individual Men's Foil 3rd[23]
2017 Montreal, Canada Individual Men's Foil 3rd[24]
2017 Montreal, Canada Team Men's Foil 1st[25]
2018 Havana, Cuba Team Men's Foil 1st[26]
2019 Toronto, Canada Team Men's Foil 1st[27]

Grand Prix


Date Location Event Position
05/24/2010 St. Petersburg, Russia Individual Men's Foil 3rd[28]
05/15/2015 Shanghai, China Individual Men's Foil 1st[29]

World Cup


Date Location Event Position
06/12/2009 Estado Vargas, Venezuela Individual Men's Foil 3rd[30]
06/11/2010 Margarita Island, Venezuela Individual Men's Foil 2nd[31]
02/05/2016 Bonn, Germany Individual Men's Foil 2nd[32]
11/11/2016 Tokyo, Japan Individual Men's Foil 1st[33]

Personal life


Chamley-Watson has recently been involved in voters rights, participating the ID check with VoteRiders and urging his followers to do the same.[34] He is currently dating Riverdale actress Madelaine Petsch.[35]


See also



References


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  2. "TSL OLYMPIC BLITZ: MILES CHAMLEY-WATSON, FENCING'S SOUL PROVIDER". Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  3. "FORCE OF NATURE: MILES CHAMLEY-WATSON". Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  4. "Fencer – CHAMLEY-WATSON Miles – USA – FIE – International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
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  33. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  34. "Miles Chamley-Watson on Instagram: "LAST NIGHT SHOWED US HOW DAMN IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US TO VOTE THIS CLOWN OUT. @thevoteriders . IM PARTICIPATING IN THE #idcheck #vote .…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  35. Twersky, Carolyn (March 9, 2021). "Madelaine Petsch is Reportedly Dating Olympic Fencer Miles Chamley-Watson". Seventeen. Retrieved August 24, 2021.



На других языках


- [en] Miles Chamley-Watson

[fr] Miles Chamley-Watson

Miles Chamley-Watson est un escrimeur américain pratiquant le fleuret né le 3 décembre 1989 à Londres.

[it] Miles Chamley-Watson

Miles Chamley-Watson (Londra, 3 dicembre 1989) è uno schermidore statunitense, campione del mondo di fioretto nel 2013.

[ru] Чемли-Уотсон, Майлз

Майлз Чемли-Уотсон (англ. Miles Chamley-Watson, род. 3 декабря 1989 года, Лондон, Великобритания) — американский фехтовальщик на рапирах. Двукратный чемпион мира, бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр 2016 года в командной рапире, многократный медалист чемпионатов мира, двукратный победитель Панамериканских игр.



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