Siobhan Claire Byrne (born August 13, 1984) is a German-born Irish sabre fencer.[1] She is a four-time All-American (2005–2008), a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, and a two-time medalist at the Junior World Cup Fencing Series.[2] She also won a bronze medal for her category at the 2007 Junior European Championships in Conegliano, Italy, and was ranked as the no. 1 Irish fencer.[3]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Siobhan Claire Byrne |
Nationality | Ireland |
Born | Ostfildern, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany | 13 August 1984
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing |
Event | Sabre |
College team | Ohio State Buckeyes (USA) |
Byrne represented Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics where she competed in the women's individual sabre event. She lost the first preliminary round match to Poland's Irena Więckowska, with a score of 8–15.[4]
Byrne is also a member of the fencing team for the Ohio State Buckeyes (under her coach Vladimir Nazlymov), and a summa cum laude graduate, with a degree in health information management and systems, at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.[3]