Arlene Stevens is a retired American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 Olympic epee fencer

Fencing

Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...

. Stevens is lauded as "one of the most decorated fencers in program history," at St. John's University.http://redstormsports.cstv.com/sports/w-fenc/spec-rel/061203aaa.html

NCAA

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

4 time All-American fencer.http://redstormsports.cstv.com/sports/w-fenc/spec-rel/061203aaa.html

Silver medalist at the NCAA Championships in 2001.http://redstormsports.cstv.com/sports/w-fenc/spec-rel/061203aaa.html

Silver medalist at the Intercollegiate Fencing Association Championships.http://redstormsports.cstv.com/sports/m-fenc/spec-rel/091200aaa.html

US Championships

Stevens won the individual women's épée U.S. National Championship in both 1998 and 1999.http://www.hickoksports.com/history/usfencingchamps.shtml#wepee

Olympics

Stevens competed in the Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

 at Sydney

Sydney

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, Australia

Australia

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, surviving the first round before being defeated by Ildiko Mincza of Hungary

Hungary

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. Stevens was the youngest in the world to qualify for an Olympic fencing team.http://redstormsports.cstv.com/sports/m-fenc/spec-rel/091200aaa.html

Olympic Results

Round 1 - Arlene Stevens (US) def. Zahra Gamir (Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

) 5-2

Round 2 - Ildiko Mincza (Hungary) def. Arlene Stevens (US) 11-8

Miscellaneous

Stevens is 5'11

Is left handed

Is of European

European ethnic groups

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 and Chinese

Chinese people

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 descent.

Also practiced ballet

Ballet

Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...

 and gymnastics

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

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