May Tieu Explained
May Lee Tieu is a Chinese-American Olympic foil fencer.[1] She participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in the fencing competition, winning the bronze medal in the girls' foil event.[2] At the 2021 World Cadets and Juniors Fencing Championships she won the gold medal in the individual foil, and bronze in the team foil.[3] [4] In 2019 she received the Jack Kelly Fair Play Award.[5] As of April 2023, she has retired from competitive fencing.
Notes and References
- Web site: Tieu earns third career World Fencing Championship medal. The Daily Princetonian. Sreesha. Ghosh. April 7, 2021. June 22, 2022.
- Web site: Fencer earns first U.S. medal of Youth Olympics after sportsmanship act. NBC Sports. October 8, 2018. June 22, 2022. Nick. Zaccardi.
- Web site: Junior-Cadet World Championships Cairo 2021 Results. Fencing Time. April 3, 2021. June 22, 2022.
- Web site: Kozlov and Tieu win junior foil world titles in Cairo. Inside the Games. April 6, 2021. June 22, 2022. Michael. Houston.
- Web site: May Tieu Honored with Jack Kelly Fair Play Award. United States Fencing Association. Nicole. Jomantas. September 13, 2019. June 22, 2022.