Francesca Russo

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Francesca Russo
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Francesca Russo at the 2019 Women’s Sabre Fencing NAC in Charlotte
Personal information
NationalityUSA
Born (1995-11-27) November 27, 1995 (age 26)
Sport
SportFencing
College teamNotre Dame

Francesca Russo (born November 27, 1995) is an American fencer. She qualified to represent Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, competing as part of the Women's Sabre team.[1][2]

Raised in Wayne, New Jersey, Russo attended Wayne Valley High School.[3]

Career highlights[]

  • Four-time NCAA Champion
  • World Team Champ

References[]

  1. ^ "Fencing RUSSO Francesca - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  2. ^ Henneman, Kristen (May 25, 2021). "Road to Tokyo: 21 Questions with Francesca Russo". USA Fencing. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Schweich Handler, Cindy. "Francesca Russo has an Eye on the Olympics", Wayne Magazine, Fall 2017. Accessed August 4, 2021. "Since fencing for Wayne Valley and Bergen Fencing Club, Francesca Russo has scored some memorable victories – among them, winning the sabre competition for the University of Notre Dame as a freshman, and a second National Collegiate Fencing Individual championship in the women’s sabre last spring."

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