Full name Siobhan Claire Byrne Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 ⁄2 in) Sport Fencing Name Siobhan Byrne | Nationality Ireland Weight 69 kg (152 lb) Event(s) Sabre | |
Born 13 August 1984 (age 39) ( 1984-08-13 ) Ostfildern, Baden-Wurttemberg,
Germany | ||
Siobhan byrne s olympic qualifying bout
Siobhan Claire Byrne (born August 13, 1984 in Ostfildern, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) is a German-born Irish sabre fencer. 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. 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.
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- Siobhan byrne s olympic qualifying bout
- Vhi Womens Mini Marathon Fitness training with Siobhan Byrne
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Byrne represented Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event. She lost the first preliminary round match to Poland's Irena Wieckowska, with a score of 8–15.
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.