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Her success in the sport has made her the unlikely leader of an elite band of older fencers from the New York area.

Her Late Lunge for Athletic Glory Sophia Hollander 2010

The victory made her an unlikely leader of an elite band of older fencers from the New York area who have come to dominate American rosters at national and international events.

Her Late Lunge for Athletic Glory Sophia Hollander 2010

When a Nigerian fencer wasn't confirmed by her country for a spot in the Games, organizers discovered there were no other qualified fencers from the African region.

USATODAY.com - Zagunis captures gold, S. Jacobson bronze in saber 2004

Tr. [46] A kind of fencers who fought on horseback hood-winked. —

A Dissertation on Divine Justice 1616-1683 1967

Intramural sports, friendly competition between colleges, is more than enough to keep any scholar-athlete happy -- fencers, tennis players, and athletes competing in many other sports manage to balance academics and sports without the worry of turning pro and the entire debasing process that robs young men of an education and exposes them to the abuses that we have seen.

Christopher Atamian: Sandusky, Paterno and College Football: the Bigger Picture Christopher Atamian 2011

But going from a diverse high school where she was one of a handful of African American fencers to a college where she was the only one was difficult.

Laura Tillman: Ibtihaj Muhammad May be the First U.S. Olympian To Compete In A Hijab -- Here's Why It Matters Laura Tillman 2011

At airports, fencers are always scrutinized because they carry on bulbous facemasks, metallic jackets and electrical wires.

Fencer With Headscarf Is a Cut Above the Rest Aimee Berg 2011

But going from a diverse high school where she was one of a handful of African American fencers to a college where she was the only one was difficult.

Laura Tillman: Ibtihaj Muhammad May be the First U.S. Olympian To Compete In A Hijab -- Here's Why It Matters Laura Tillman 2011

When Ibtijhaj was 13, her mother drove past the local high school and saw fencers in the cafeteria who were covered from head to toe.

Fencer With Headscarf Is a Cut Above the Rest Aimee Berg 2011

Intramural sports, friendly competition between colleges, is more than enough to keep any scholar-athlete happy -- fencers, tennis players, and athletes competing in many other sports manage to balance academics and sports without the worry of turning pro and the entire debasing process that robs young men of an education and exposes them to the abuses that we have seen.

Christopher Atamian: Sandusky, Paterno and College Football: the Bigger Picture Christopher Atamian 2011