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American fencer

Nzingha Prescod (born August 14, 1992) is an American foilfencer, World Champion in foil at the 2008 and 2009 Cadet World Cups, bronze medalist at the 2015 World Fencing Championships, three-time medalist at the Pan American Games, and two-time Olympian.^[1][2] She has ranked as high as world # 5.^[3] Prescod was selected as an athlete director on the USA Fencing Board of Directors beginning in January 2021.

Biography

Prescod, a daughter of Marva Prescod and Homer Richardson, was born in New York City, and was named after Nzingha Mbande (a 17th century queen in what is now Angola, who fought against colonization by the Portuguese Empire).^[4][2][5][6] Her mother is a Vincentian lawyer.^[3]

Prescod graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City in 2010.^[4] She graduated from Columbia University in 2015, majoring in Political Science, and fe