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Maya Lawrence

Lawrence at the 2013 World Fencing Championships
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1980-07-17) 17 July 1980 (age 44)
Height	1.70m
Weight	64kg
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Fencing
College team	Princeton University
Coached by	Michel Sebastiani
Medal record Representing  United States Women's Fencing Olympic Games Bronze 2012 London Team épée

Maya Lawrence (born 1980) is an American fencer and was part of the United States Fencing Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the individual and team épée events in the fencing competition. She won a bronze medal in the women's team épée alongside Courtney Hurley, Kelley Hurley, and Susie Scanlan.

Biography

Lawrence grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and attended Teaneck High School, where she took up fencing as a sophomore before graduating in 1998. Her parents are Pat Lawrence, Teaneck High School's fencing coach, and Reginald Lawrence, who has been a sports official in New Jersey.

In 2002, Lawrence graduated with honors from Princeton University with a double major in political science and African-American studies. A member of Princeton's fencing team, she was selected as an All-American and earned Ivy League honors during all four years of her attendance there. While at Princeton and after graduating, she was coached by Michel Sebastiani.

She earned a Master's degree in English as a Second Language instruction in 2007 from Teachers College, Columbia University. While studying for her degree, she continued to fence.

Lawrence competed as part of the United States Fencing Team at the 2012 London Olympics in the individual and team épée events in the fencing competition. She won a bronze medal in the women's team épée, alongside Courtney Hurley, Kelley Hurley, and Susie Scanlan.

See also

In Spanish: Maya Lawrence para niños

• List of Princeton University Olympians
• List of Olympic medalists in fencing (women)
• List of USFA Hall of Fame members