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Ibtihaj Muhammad is an American fencer and athlete who was born on 4 December 1985 in the town of Maplewood, New Jersey. She pursued her education at Duke University, competes as a right-handed fencer, and practises the Islamic faith. Representing the United States in the sport of fencing, she took part in the Olympic Games on two occasions, at the 2012 Summer Olympics and again at the 2016 Summer Olympics, holding United States citizenship throughout her career.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1985 births, 21st-century African-American sportswomen and 21st-century American sportswomen.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Film & TV
Maplewood, New Jersey, USA
Known for
- Destination: Team USA — Self2016
- Celebrity Family Feud — Self - Contestant2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest2015
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1985-12-04 ) December 4, 1985 (age 40) , Maplewood, New Jersey , US
- Home town
- Los Angeles , California , US
- Height
- 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
- Weight
- 68 kg (150 lb)
- Sport
- Fencing
- Country
- United States
- Weapon
- Sabre
- Hand
- Right
- National coach
- Ed Korfanty
- Club
- Peter Westbrook Foundation
- Fie ranking
- Current ranking
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Maplewood
- Occupation
- fencer
- Religion
- Islam
- Participant in
- 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- fencing
- Mass
- 66
- Image
- Ibtihaj Muhammad podium 2013 Fencing WCH SFS-EQ t215413.jpg
- Height
- 170
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- date of birth
- 1985-12-04
- Commons category
- Ibtihaj Muhammad
- handedness
- right-handedness
- social media followers
- 61030
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Encyclopedic overview
Ibtihaj Muhammad (born December 4, 1985) is an American sabre fencer, author, entrepreneur and Olympic medalist. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics in hijab, the first American Muslim woman to win an Olympic medal, and the first Black woman to win an Olympic medal in the sabre event, when she won bronze in the women’s saber team event.
Muhammad is a five-time World medalist (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015) and at the 2014 World Fencing Championships, won gold with the United States women's sabre team.
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