Arlene Stevens

Arlene Stevens (born February 20, 1981) is a retired American epee fencer. Stevens is lauded as "one of the most decorated fencers in program history," at St. John's University.^[1]

Arlene Stevens

Personal information
Born	(1981-02-20) February 20, 1981 (age 44) Fairport, New York, United States
Sport
Sport	Fencing

NCAA

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

4 time All-American fencer.^[2]

Silver medalist at the NCAA Championships in 2001.^[3]

Silver medalist at the Intercollegiate Fencing Association Championships.^[4]

US Championships

Stevens won the individual women's épée U.S. National Championship in both 1998 and 1999.^[5]

Olympics

Stevens competed in the Olympics at Sydney, Australia, surviving the first round before being defeated by Ildikó Mincza of Hungary.^[6] Stevens was the youngest in the world to qualify for an Olympic fencing team.^[7]

Olympic Results

Round 1 - Arlene Stevens (US) def. Zahra Gamir (Algeria) 5-2^[8]
Round 2 - Ildikó Mincza (Hungary) def. Arlene Stevens (US) 11-8^[8]

Miscellaneous

Stevens is 5'11", left handed, of European and Chinese descent, and has also practiced ballet and gymnastics.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics