Miles Chamley-Watson

Miles Chamley-Watson
Chamley-Watson at the 2014 Master de Fleuret
Personal information
Full name	Miles Cleveland Chamley-Watson
Country represented	United States
Born	December 3, 1989 London, United Kingdom
Residence	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Weapon(s)	Foil
Hand	right-handed
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Club	Fencers Club
Head coach(es)	Simon Gershon, Emmanuil Kaidanov
FIE Ranking	current ranking
Medal record Miles Chamley-Watson Medal record Men's Fencing Representing  United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team foil World Championships 2013 Budapest Foil 2013 Budapest Team foil Miles Chamley-Watson is a British-born American fencer.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's foil, but was defeated in the second round. He is the 2013 Individual Foil World Champion.[2] Childhood Miles Chamley-Watson was born in London on December 3, 1989. He spent the first 8 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 would begin fencing one year later, at the Knox School in Saint James, NY. After spending 4 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. Freshman Year (2008–2009) During Chamley-Watson's freshman 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. Sophomore Year (2009–2010) Much like his freshman 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. 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 redshirt 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. Olympic career Chamley-Watson entered the 2012 Summer Olympics as the #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 was set to fence 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. Awards and accomplishments 2015 Gold – Shanghai Grand Prix Bronze - San Jose World Cup(Team) 2013 Gold – Budapest World Championships(Individual) Silver - Budapest World Championships(Team) Gold – Paris World Cup (Team) Silver – La Coruna World Cup (Team) Silver – Seoul World Cup (Team) Bronze – NCAA Championships Bronze – Pan American Championships (Individual) Seventh – Seoul World Cup (Individual) Eighth – Venice Grand Prix 16th – La Coruna World Cup (Individual) 26th – Paris World Cup (Individual) 60th – St. Petersburg Grand Prix 2012 Gold – Pan American Championships (Team) Silver – December North American Cup Silver – November North American Cup Fourth – Olympic Games (Team) Fourth – La Coruna World Cup (Team) Fifth – Havana World Cup (Team) Sixth – Paris World Cup (Team) Seventh – Bonn World Cup (Team) Eighth – Pan American Championships (Individual) 10th – January North American Cup 22nd – St. Petersburg Grand Prix 22nd – Wakayama Grand Prix 22nd – Bonn World Cup (Individual) 24th – Paris World Cup 25th – Havana World Cup 25th – Olympic Games (Individual) 55th – Venice Grand Prix63rd – Seoul World Cup 2011 Gold – Pan American Games (Team) Gold – Pan American Championships (Individual) Silver – Olympic Test Event (Individual) Bronze – USA Fencing Division I National Championships Sixth – Pan American Championships (Team) Seventh – Seoul World Cup (Team) Seventh – December North American Cup Ninth – St. Petersburg Grand Prix 10th – Seoul Foil World Cup (Individual) 12th – Senior World Championships (Team) 17th – Bonn World Cup 17th – Venice Grand Prix 33rd – Senior World Championships (Individual) 33rd – Shanghai Grand Prix 33rd – La Coruna World Cup 36th – Havana World Cup 2010 Gold – Pan American Championships (Team) Bronze – Pan American Championships (Individual) Fifth – Senior World Championships (Individual) Ninth – Senior World Championships (Team) 2009 Gold – Pan American Championships (Team) Gold – North American Cup C (Division I) Silver – Junior World Championships (Team) Silver – Isla de Margarita World Cup Bronze – Pan American Championships (Individual) Bronze – Estado Vargas World Cup Eighth – Havana World Cup 9th – Senior World Championships (Team) 10th – Junior World Championships (Individual) 12th – Montreal World Cup 27th – Venice Grand Prix 45th – St. Petersburg Grand Prix 46th – Senior World Championships (Individual) 2008 Gold – Junior World Championships (Team) Fifth – London Junior World Cup Sixth – Pan American Championships 38th – Montreal World Cup 43rd – Paris Grand Prix 2007 49th – Havana Grand Prix See also List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians References London2012.com "Miles Chamley-Watson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2012.