# Maya Lawrence
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{{short description|American fencer}}
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| name = Maya Lawrence
| image = File:Maya Lawrence 2013 Fencing WCH t111214.jpg
| caption = Lawrence at the [2013 World Fencing Championships](/source/2013_World_Fencing_Championships)
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| nationality = American
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|7|17|df=yes}}
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| height = 1.70m
| weight = 64kg
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| country = United States
| sport = [Fencing](/source/Fencing)
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| collegeteam = [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University)
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| coach = [Michel Sebastiani](/source/Michel_Sebastiani)
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{{MedalSport|Women's [Fencing](/source/Fencing)}}
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{{MedalBronze|[2012 London](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics)|[Team épée](/source/Fencing_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_team_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e)}}
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'''Maya Lawrence''' (born 1980)[[http://usfencing.org/athletes/maya-lawrence Maya Lawrence] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422123344/http://usfencing.org/athletes/maya-lawrence |date=2012-04-22 }}, USA Fencing. Accessed April 17, 2012.] is an American [fencer](/source/fencing) and was part of the United States Fencing Team at the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) in [London](/source/London), where she competed in the individual and team épée events in the [fencing competition](/source/Fencing_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics). She won a [bronze medal](/source/bronze_medal) in the [women's team épée](/source/Fencing_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_team_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e) alongside [Courtney Hurley](/source/Courtney_Hurley), [Kelley Hurley](/source/Kelley_Hurley), and [Susie Scanlan](/source/Susie_Scanlan).
==Biography==
Lawrence grew up in [Teaneck, New Jersey](/source/Teaneck%2C_New_Jersey) and attended [Teaneck High School](/source/Teaneck_High_School), where she took up fencing as a sophomore before graduating in 1998. Her parents are Pat Lawrence, Teaneck High School's fencing coach, and Reginald Lawrence, who has been a sports official in New Jersey.[
In 2002, Lawrence graduated with honors from [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University) with a double major in political science and African-American studies. A member of Princeton's fencing team, she was selected as an All-American and earned [Ivy League](/source/Ivy_League) honors during all four years of her attendance there. While at Princeton and after graduating, she was coached by [Michel Sebastiani](/source/Michel_Sebastiani).][David K. Wiggins, Kevin B. Witherspoon, and Mark Dyreson (2023). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Black_Mercuries/T16ZEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Michel+Sebastiani%22+fencing&pg=PA217&printsec=frontcover ''Black Mercuries; African American Athletes, Race, and the Modern Olympic Games''], Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, pp. 217-18.]
She earned a master's degree in [English as a Second Language](/source/English_as_a_Second_Language) instruction in 2007 from [Teachers College, Columbia University](/source/Teachers_College%2C_Columbia_University).[Staff. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/Teanecks_Maya_Lawrence_to_represent_USA_fencing_at_Olympics.html "Teaneck's Maya Lawrence to represent USA fencing at Olympics"], ''[The Record (Bergen County)](/source/The_Record_(Bergen_County))'', April 17, 2012. Accessed April 17, 2012.] While studying for her degree, she continued to fence.[
Lawrence competed as part of the United States Fencing Team at the [2012 London Olympics](/source/2012_London_Olympics) in the individual and team épée events in the [fencing competition](/source/Fencing_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics). She won a [bronze medal](/source/bronze_medal) in the [women's team épée](/source/Fencing_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_team_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e), alongside [Courtney Hurley](/source/Courtney_Hurley), [Kelley Hurley](/source/Kelley_Hurley), and [Susie Scanlan](/source/Susie_Scanlan).][
==See also==
*[List of Princeton University Olympians](/source/List_of_Princeton_University_Olympians)
*[List of Olympic medalists in fencing (women)](/source/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_fencing_(women))
*[List of USFA Hall of Fame members](/source/List_of_USFA_Hall_of_Fame_members)
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