James Kenber
Encyclopedia
James "Jaime" Kenber is a British
'International Elite Fencer
' who won the Mens Foil Fencing
Commonwealth Bronze Medal in the team discipline and ranked 6th overall in the individual event at the 2006 Commonwealth fencing championships. In 2005 he became United Kingdom
National Champion at just 18 years of age.
, Oxford
. He captained the Oxford University fencing squad, including 8 international fencers, during the 2006/07 season. Under Kenber's stewardship Oxford defeated Cambridge in the 2007 Varsity Match
, ending an unprecedented eight year losing streak; the worst in recorded match history.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
'International Elite 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...
' who won the Mens Foil Fencing
Foil (fencing)
A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...
Commonwealth Bronze Medal in the team discipline and ranked 6th overall in the individual event at the 2006 Commonwealth fencing championships. In 2005 he became United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
National Champion at just 18 years of age.
Education
Kenber, formerly a student at Millfield public school, read Mathematics at Magdalen CollegeMagdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
, Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
. He captained the Oxford University fencing squad, including 8 international fencers, during the 2006/07 season. Under Kenber's stewardship Oxford defeated Cambridge in the 2007 Varsity Match
Varsity match
A varsity match is a sporting fixture between two university rivals; in its original and most common form, it is used to describe meetings between Oxford University and Cambridge University.-Popular British and Irish Varsity matches:*University of Oxford v...
, ending an unprecedented eight year losing streak; the worst in recorded match history.