Rebecca Ward
Event: Saber
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 135 lbs.
Birthplace: Grand Junction, Colo.
Current Residence: Portland, Ore.
Olympic Teams: 2008 (Bronze - Individual and Team)
Senior World Championship Teams: 2007, 2006 (Gold - Individual, Silver - Team), 2005 (Gold - Team)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2008 (Silver - Team), 2007 (Bronze - Individual and Team), 2006 (Gold - Individual and Team), 2005 (Gold - Team)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2007 (Gold), 2006 (Gold), 2005 (Bronze), 2004
Personal: Rebecca Claire Ward is the daughter of Bill and Beth Ward...She has one brother named William....Becca fenced all through her high school years and also participated in whitewater kayaking for three years...Whitewater kayaking is still a hobby of hers, as well as photography...She has a little bit of everything on her i-Pod including The Fray, Seether, Kelly Clarkson, Sugarcult, Snow Patrol, OK GO; pretty much everything except screaming metal and country...Her favorite movies are Little Miss Sunshine and The Usual Suspects...House is her favorite television show...Says she doesn't really have just one role model as she thinks there are values and ideals that you can attain from anyone-either what to do, or not to do-she tries to have a wide spectrum of influences instead of a single idol...When asked what makes her a special and unique person is the fact that she can tie knots with her feet.
Competition Record:
2008- Won bronze medals in the individual sabre and team sabre events at the Olympic Games.
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2008 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - U.S. National Championships, Gold Medal, Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Lamezia Terme, Italy, Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in London, Great Britain, Gold Medal Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Orleans, France, Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in V. Laganes and Madrid, Spain, Gold Medal Individual
2008 - Junior World Championships in Acireale (Catania), Italy, Tenth Place Individual and Silver Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, Fifth Place Individual
2007 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2007 - Cadet World Championships, Gold Medal Individual
2006 - Senior World Championships, Gold Medal Individual
2006 - Junior World Championships, Gold Medal Individual, Gold Medal Team
2006 - Cadet World Championships, Gold Medal Individual
2006 - Junior World Cup Points Champion
2005 - Senior World Championships, Gold Medal Team
2005 - Junior World Championships, Gold Medal Team
