Ben Bratton

Birthplace: New York City
Current Residence: New York City
Club: Peter Westbrook Foundation and Fencers Club
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 1
Current World Ranking: No. 29
Senior World Championship Teams: 2019, 2017, 2015, 2012 (Gold - Team), 2011, 2010 (Silver - Team), 2009, 2007
Pan American Championship Teams: 2017 (Bronze), 2016, 2015 (Gold - Team), 2011 (Gold - Team), 2010

Personal

A graduate of St. John's University, Bratton made history in 2012 when he became the first African-American fencer to win a World Championship title as a member of the U.S. Men's Epee Team that won gold at the World Team Championships -- a first for any USA Men's Fencing Team.

Results

2017:

• Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I Individual)
• Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I Team)
• Bronze - Pan American Championships (Individual)
• Fourth - Pan American Championships (Team)
• Seventh - Budapest Grand Prix
• 25th - Bogota Grand Prix 

2016:

• Silver - Stockholm Satellite Tournament
• 34th - Sofia Satellite Tournament

2015:

• Gold - Pan American Championships (Team)
• Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
• Seventh - Pan American Championships (Individual) 
• 11th - January North American Cup (Division I)
• 14th - Dublin Satellite Tournament
• 25th - Oslo Satellite Tournament
• 26th - Senior World Championships (Individual)
• 62nd - Vancouver World Cup

2014:

• Gold - October North American Cup
• Bronze - December North American Cup (Division I)
• Ninth - July North American Cup (Division I)
• 18th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
• 18th - January North American Cup (Division I)
• 29th - Tallinn World Cup

2013:

• Fifth - December North American Cup

2012:

• Gold - World Team Championships
• Silver - Legnano World Cup (Team)
• Fourth - Paris World Cup (Team)
• 48th - Tallin World Cup (Individual)

2011:

• Gold - Pan American Championships (Team)
• Fifth - Pan American Championships (Individual)
• 22nd - Rio de Janeiro World Cup
• 28th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
• 30th - Stockholm Grand Prix

2010:

• Silver - Senior World Championships (Team)
• 15th - Senior World Championships (Individual)
• 15th - Montreal World Cup
• 17th - Pan American Championships 
• 30th - Buenos Aires World Cup
• 53rd - Legnano Grand Prix

2009:

• 14th - Senior World Championships (Team)
• 25th - Senior World Championships (Individual)

2007:

• 19th - Senior World Championships (Team)
• 118th - Senior World Championships (Individual)