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Smart, Keeth
- 2004 Olympic team member; 2000 Olympian
- 2002, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1997 World Championships Team
- 2002 Div. I National Champion
- 1999, 1997 NCAA Saber Champion, second place in 2000.
- Received a degree in finance from St. John's University in 2001.
- Works in the finance department at Verizon.
- Ranked 1st in U.S. Senior, 16th in F.I.E. World Cup standings as of May 2002.
- Made the pages of GQ magazine in August 2000.
- Younger sister, Erinn, is also a fencer on the National Team.
- Says fencing equipment is often mistaken for golf clubs in airports.
- Began fencing through the Peter Westbrook Foundation at the New York Fencer's club in 1990, after his father saw a newspaper article advertising the then-startup venture
- Plays tennis and basketball.
- Enjoys mountain biking.
Smart maintains a strenuous training schedule in addition to his full-time job with Verizon. He says the hardest part about fencing is the footwork, and that the sport is not exactly as it appears in movies and on TV…"The theatrical interpretation—the big movements and lots of blade contact—there's not too much to that extent (in real competition)," he said. It's a lot faster and a lot more athletic driven. It's all about how strong your legs are. That's what they noticed about me right away. They thought I had strong legs from playing basketball and football. They thought I'd be a good fencer."
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Q&A: Fencer Keeth Smart on being ranked world's number one
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Height: 6' 0
Born: 7/29/1978
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Resides: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Sport: Fencing
Event: Men's Saber
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