Faith Park
Athlete Bio#
Age
20
Hometown
Lorton, VA
Education
Junior at South County High School
Club: DC Fencers Club
Coach: Janusz Smolenski
Family: Parents John and Sun Park, brother Nathan Park
Hobbies: Piano, reading, fishing and skating
How She Started Fencing: Tried it out after seeing her older cousin fence
Favorite Fencing Memory: Winning gold at her very first international event at the Budapest Cadet European Cup team event
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: She used to be a nationally competitive short-track speedskater for three years
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 1 (Cadet), No. 7 (Junior), No. 16 (Senior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2020
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2021, 2020
Coach: Janusz Smolenski
Family: Parents John and Sun Park, brother Nathan Park
Hobbies: Piano, reading, fishing and skating
How She Started Fencing: Tried it out after seeing her older cousin fence
Favorite Fencing Memory: Winning gold at her very first international event at the Budapest Cadet European Cup team event
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: She used to be a nationally competitive short-track speedskater for three years
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 1 (Cadet), No. 7 (Junior), No. 16 (Senior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2020
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2021, 2020
Results
2021:
- 10th - Cadet World Championships
2020:
- Gold - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
- Silver - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- Bronze - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Team)
- 10th - January North American Cup (Junior)
- 11th - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Individual)
- 13th - January North American Cup (Division I)
- 29th - Bratislava Junior World Cup
2019:
- Gold - Grenoble Cadet European Cup (Individual)
- Gold - Grenoble Cadet European Cup (Team)
- Gold - Budapest Cadet European Cup (Team)
- Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
- Gold - March North American Cup (Y14)
- Bronze - November North American Cup (Junior)
- Bronze - November North American Cup (Cadet)
- Bronze - October North American Cup (Cadet)
- Fifth - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
- Sixth - July Challenge (Division I)
- 10thh - Budapest Cadet European Cup (Individual)
- 17th - October North American Cup (Division I)
- 24th - December North American Cup (Division I)
- 25th - January North American Cup (Junior)
- 28th - July Challenge (Junior)
- 33rd - July Cahllenge (Cadet)
- 34th - January North American Cup (Division I)
- 35th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
2018:
- Gold - November North American Cup (Y14)
- Fifth - November North American Cup (Junior)
- Seventh - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
- 13th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
- 14th - July Challenge (Cadet)
- 15th - October North American Cup (Division I)
- 17th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division IA)
- 21st - July Challenge (Junior)
- 23rd - January North Ameriacn Cup (Junior)
- 32nd - December North American Cup (Division I)
- 33rd - October North American Cup (Cadet)
- 34th - July Challenge (Division I)
- 34th - March North American Cup (Y14)
- 56th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
- 59th - January North American Cup (Division I)
2017:
- Seventh - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
- 13th - July Challenge (Cadet)
- 19th - March North American Cup (Y12)
- 32nd - March North American Cup (Y14)
- 43rd - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)