Lee Kiefer was made for fencing greatness.
Her father, who introduced her to the sport, captained the Duke fencing team in the 1980s. Her sister Alexandra was an NCAA fencing champion in 2011. At 17, she won the first of her seven world championship medals and her trophy cabinet also includes five NCAA championship titles from her time at Notre Dame. She was also the first U.S. women’s fencer to earn a No. 1 world ranking in foil. Then her career reached the Olympic summit in 2021 with a gold in Tokyo.
