Fencers

James SALEM

🇺🇸 USA · US Air Force Academy NCAA University · Right-handed

Men’s Épée, 2006–2016

About this fencer

FIE 26301 · USA 100024901

USA Fencing rating: Épée A2015 · Foil C2010

Height
183 cm

USA Fencing classifications run from A to E; U means unrated. A year after the letter is the year that classification was earned.

Record and rankings

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Results
123
Podiums
40
Competitions won
13
FIE ranking
184th Junior Épée · 2013–14
Best finish
1st of 49, 14th Annual Amarillo Open
Where they finished in each field, over time A result A podium
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 9th of 17, Open Men’s Épée, 2016 NCAA West Region Championships, 2016-03-05 136th of 283, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, January NAC (DV1, JR, CHR, STM), January 2016, 2016-01-08 177th of 226, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, December NAC (DV1, DV2, VET), December 2015, 2015-12-04 108th of 292, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC (DV1, DV2, CDT, STM), October 2015, 2015-10-09 1st of 36, Senior Mixed Épée, 16th Annual Amarillo Open, 2015-10-03 1st of 47, Senior Men’s Épée, 2015 Nick Toth Open, 2015-09-19 2nd of 11, Open Men’s Épée, NCAA West Regional Championships, La Jolla, CA, 2015-03-07 13th of 76, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, 2015 DVI Natl CHM & March NAC (CHR, DV3, VET, VTM), 2015-02-27 100th of 253, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, January NAC (DV1, JR, CHR, STM), January 2015, 2015-01-09 6th of 30, Senior Mixed Épée, Colorado Cup #2, Littleton, CO, November 2014, 2014-11-15 41st of 255, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC (DV1, DV2, CDT, STM), October 2014, 2014-10-10 3rd of 52, Senior Mixed Épée, 15th Annual Amarillo Open, 2014-09-20 1st of 36, Senior Men’s Épée, FAD - Parker Kickoff Open, 2014-09-13 271st of 330, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, 2014 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2014-06-22 43rd of 56, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, 2014 DVI/CHR National Championships & April NAC (DV2, VET), 2014-04-11 7th of 12, Open Men’s Épée, NCAA West Regional Championships, Pasadena, CA, 2014-03-08 3rd of 64, Senior Mixed Épée, Colorado Cup #3, February 2014, 2014-02-22 43rd of 193, Junior Men’s Épée, 2014 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, 2014-02-14 50th of 214, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Gothenburg 2014, 2014-02-02 30th of 255, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, January NAC (DV1, JR, STM), 2014-01-17 73rd of 180, Junior Men’s Épée, January NAC (DV1, JR, STM), 2014-01-17 78th of 254, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, December NAC (DV1, CDT, VET), 2013-12-13 27th of 150, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Espoo 2013, 2013-11-30 217th of 235, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2013, 2013-11-17 3rd of 56, Senior Men’s Épée, 2013 Falcon Open, 2013-10-19 1st of 49, Senior Mixed Épée, 14th Annual Amarillo Open, 2013-09-28 3rd of 62, Senior Men’s Épée, 2013 Nick Toth Open, 2013-09-14 6th of 308, Junior Men’s Épée, 2013 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2013-06-28 41st of 58, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, 2013 DVI/CHR National Championships & April NAC (Youth), 2013-04-12 2nd of 11, Open Men’s Épée, NCAA West Regional Championships, 2013-03-09 6th of 265, Junior Men’s Épée, January NAC (U20, U17, Y14), 2013-01-18 138th of 197, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, December NAC (DV1, DV2, VET, CHR), December 2012, 2012-12-07 62nd of 254, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2012, 2012-11-18 76th of 177, Junior Men’s Épée, November NAC (DV1, U20, STM), 2012-11-09 148th of 264, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, November NAC (DV1, U20, STM), 2012-11-09 11th of 51, Senior Mixed Épée, New Mexico Open, Santa Fe, NM, 2012-10-20 40th of 254, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC (DV1, DV2, U17), 2012-10-12 1st of 32, Junior Mixed Épée, 13th Annual Amarillo Open, 2012-09-29 2nd of 45, Senior Mixed Épée, 13th Annual Amarillo Open, 2012-09-29 3rd of 53, Senior Men’s Épée, 2012 Nick Toth Open, 2012-09-08 12th of 51, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, 2012 DVI/CHR National Championships & April NAC (Youth), 2012-04-13 2nd of 12, Senior Mixed Épée, Friday at FRFC, February 2012, 2012-02-24 39th of 186, Junior Men’s Épée, Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, February 2012, 2012-02-17 10th of 33, Senior Mixed Épée, Colorado Cup #2, Littleton, CO, February 2012, 2012-02-11 11th of 40, Senior Mixed Épée, Bill Goering Memorial, January 2012, 2012-01-28 3rd of 23, Senior Mixed Épée, Friday at FRFC, January 2012, 2012-01-20 15th of 151, Junior Men’s Épée, January NAC (DV1, U20), 2012-01-13 119th of 235, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, January NAC (DV1, U20), 2012-01-13 8th of 188, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, December NAC (DV1, DV2, VET, CHR), December 2011, 2011-12-09 18th of 60, Senior Men’s Épée, 2011 Falcon Open, 2011-10-29 6th of 46, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, ROC Amarillo Open (D1A, Vet), 2011-10-01 2nd of 40, Junior Mixed Épée, 12th Annual Amarillo Open Div1A/Veteran ROC, 2011-10-01 6th of 46, Senior Men’s Épée, 12th Annual Amarillo Open Div1A/Veteran ROC, 2011-10-01 8th of 48, Senior Men’s Épée, 2011 Nick Toth Open, 2011-09-17 52nd of 235, Junior Men’s Épée, USFA National Championships & NAC F, 2011-07-01 3rd of 25, Senior Mixed Épée, Colorado Cup #3, Centennial, CO, April 2011, 2011-04-30 18th of 212, Junior Men’s Épée, Junior Olympic Fencing Championship (U20, U17, U20TM), 2011-02-18 10th of 211, Cadet Men’s Épée, Junior Olympic Fencing Championship (U20, U17, U20TM), 2011-02-18 5th of 47, Senior Mixed Épée, Bill Goering Memorial, January 2011, 2011-01-22 128th of 258, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, North American Cup C (DVI, U20, U17), 2011-01-14 44th of 146, Cadet Men’s Épée, North American Cup C (DVI, U20, U17), 2011-01-14 128th of 224, Junior Men’s Épée, North American Cup C (DVI, U20, U17), 2011-01-14 2nd of 9, Junior Men’s Épée, Colorado Junior Olympic Qualifiers, December 2010, 2010-12-05 5th of 165, Cadet Men’s Épée, North American Cup B (U20, U17, Y14), November 2010, 2010-11-19 44th of 205, Junior Men’s Épée, North American Cup B (U20, U17, Y14), November 2010, 2010-11-19 6th of 25, Senior Men’s Foil, 2010 Falcon Open, 2010-11-06 8th of 77, Senior Mixed Épée, 2010 Nick Toth Fencing Open, 2010-09-18 5th of 27, Cadet Mixed Épée, 2010 Nick Toth Fencing Open, 2010-09-18 22nd of 147, Cadet Men’s Épée, Summer National Championships, 2010-07-03 59th of 134, Junior Men’s Épée, Summer National Championships, 2010-07-03 9th of 27, Open Mixed Épée, 2010 Santa Fe Challenge, 2010-05-08 75th of 217, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, North American Cup F (DV1, Y14, Y12, Y10), 2010-04-23 2nd of 35, Senior Mixed Épée, Colorado Cup #3, Boulder, CO, March 2010, 2010-03-14 5th of 33, Senior Mixed Épée, Bill Goering Memorial, February 2010, 2010-02-20 35th of 219, Cadet Men’s Épée, Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, February 2010, 2010-02-12 41st of 207, Junior Men’s Épée, Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, February 2010, 2010-02-12 5th of 36, Senior Mixed Épée, Colorado Cup #2, Arvada, CO, January 2010, 2010-01-23 1st of 7, Cadet Men’s Épée, Colorado Junior Olympic Qualifiers, Centennial, CO, 2009-12-13 7th of 11, Junior Men’s Épée, Colorado Junior Olympic Qualifiers, Centennial, CO, 2009-12-13 35th of 134, Cadet Men’s Épée, North American Cup B (U20, U17, Y14), November 2009, 2009-11-06 14th of 191, Junior Men’s Épée, North American Cup B (U20, U17, Y14), November 2009, 2009-11-06 32nd of 35, Senior Mixed Foil, 2009 Falcon Open, 2009-10-24 12th of 80, Senior Mixed Épée, 2009 Falcon Open, 2009-10-24 8th of 28, Cadet Mixed Épée, 2009 Falcon Open, 2009-10-24 44th of 107, Cadet Men’s Épée, North American Cup A (DV2, DV3, U17), 2009-10-09 23rd of 72, Senior Mixed Épée, 2009 Nick Toth Fencing Open, 2009-09-19 3rd of 27, Cadet Mixed Épée, 2009 Nick Toth Fencing Open, 2009-09-19 7th of 21, Senior Men’s Épée, 2009 Rocky Mountain Sectionals, 2009-05-02 1st of 10, U19 Men’s Épée, 2009 Rocky Mountain Sectionals, 2009-05-02 21st of 56, Senior Mixed Épée, Falcon Open, 2009-01-31 3rd of 25, Y14 Mixed Épée, Falcon Open, 2009-01-31 3rd of 23, Cadet Mixed Épée, Falcon Open, 2009-01-31 1st of 24, Y14 Mixed Épée, Youth Cup #3, January 2009, 2009-01-24 5th of 10, Junior Men’s Épée, Colorado - Junior Olympic Qualifiers, 2008-12-06 5th of 15, Cadet Men’s Épée, Colorado - Junior Olympic Qualifiers, 2008-12-06 2nd of 29, Y14 Mixed Épée, RYC/Youth Cup #2/RYC, 2008-11-23 1st of 25, Y14 Mixed Épée, 2008 Nick Toth Fencing Open, 2008-09-13 39th of 56, Senior Mixed Épée, 2008 Nick Toth Fencing Open, 2008-09-13 19th of 27, Senior Mixed Épée, Colorado Cup #4, Denver, CO, May 2008, 2008-05-10 3rd of 15, Y14 Mixed Épée, Youth Cup #4, 2008-05-03 2nd of 11, U19 Mixed Épée, Unrated and U19, 2008-04-19 19th of 30, Senior Men’s Épée, 2008 Rocky Mountain Sectionals, 2008-04-12 9th of 15, U19 Men’s Épée, 2008 Rocky Mountain Sectionals, 2008-04-12 1st of 7, Senior Division III (D and under) Men’s Épée, CO Division 2, 3, Team Qualifiers, 2008-04-06 5th of 11, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Épée, CO Division 2, 3, Team Qualifiers, 2008-04-06 3rd of 8, Y14 Mixed Épée, RYC/Youth Cup #3, 2008-03-29 3rd of 9, U16 Men’s Épée, Colorado Div. Y14 and U16 National Qualifiers, March 2008, 2008-03-02 1st of 10, Y14 Men’s Épée, Colorado Div. Y14 and U16 National Qualifiers, March 2008, 2008-03-02 18th of 29, Senior Mixed Épée, Bill Goering Memorial, January 2008, 2008-01-27 2nd of 17, Y14 Mixed Épée, 2007 Falcon Open, 2007-12-01 40th of 71, Open Mixed Épée, 2007 Nick Toth Fencing Open, 2007-10-27 3rd of 14, Y14 Mixed Épée, 2007 Nick Toth Fencing Open, 2007-10-27 11th of 16, Cadet Mixed Épée, 2007 Nick Toth Fencing Open, 2007-10-27 1st of 15, Y12 Mixed Épée, RYC/Colorado Youth Cup #3, 2007-03-31 2nd of 8, Y14 Mixed Épée, RYC/Colorado Youth Cup #3, 2007-03-31 1st of 7, Y14 Men’s Épée, Colorado Division Y14/U16 Summer Nat Qualifiers, 2007-03-04 17th of 18, Open Division II (C and under) Mixed Épée, Colorado Cup C Under, 2007-01-28 2nd of 9, Y14 Mixed Épée, RYC/Colorado Youth Cup #2, Centennial, CO, 2006-12-16 7th of 10, Y12 Mixed Épée, RYC/Colorado Youth Cup #2, Centennial, CO, 2006-12-16 6th of 8, Y12 Mixed Épée, Colorado Youth Cup #3, Denver, CO, 2006-06-04 3rd of 12, Y12 Mixed Épée, Rocky Mountain RYC, Denver Colorado, 2006-04-30 18th of 24, Y12 Mixed Épée, Regional Youth Circuit -EL PASO, TX, 2006-02-04 23rd of 35, Y14 Mixed Épée, Regional Youth Circuit -EL PASO, TX, 2006-02-04

Results

Results: 123

WhenCompetitionEventPlace
17 Jan 2014January NAC (DV1, JR, STM)AskFREDJunior Men’s Épée73rd of 180
13 Dec 2013December NAC (DV1, CDT, VET)AskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Épée78th of 254
30 Nov 2013FIE Junior World Cup, Espoo 2013FIEJunior Men’s Épée27th of 150
17 Nov 2013FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2013FIEJunior Men’s Épée217th of 235
19 Oct 20132013 Falcon OpenAskFREDSenior Men’s Épée3rd of 56
28 Sept 201314th Annual Amarillo OpenAskFREDSenior Mixed Épée1st of 49
14 Sept 20132013 Nick Toth OpenAskFREDSenior Men’s Épée3rd of 62
28 Jun 20132013 USFA National Championships & July NACAskFREDJunior Men’s Épée6th of 308
12 Apr 20132013 DVI/CHR National Championships & April NAC (Youth)AskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Épée41st of 58
9 Mar 2013NCAA West Regional ChampionshipsAskFREDOpen Men’s Épée2nd of 11
18 Jan 2013January NAC (U20, U17, Y14)AskFREDJunior Men’s Épée6th of 265
7 Dec 2012December NAC (DV1, DV2, VET, CHR), December 2012AskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Épée138th of 197
18 Nov 2012FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2012FIEJunior Men’s Épée62nd of 254
9 Nov 2012November NAC (DV1, U20, STM)AskFREDJunior Men’s Épée76th of 177
9 Nov 2012November NAC (DV1, U20, STM)AskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Épée148th of 264
20 Oct 2012New Mexico Open, Santa Fe, NMAskFREDSenior Mixed Épée11th of 51
12 Oct 2012October NAC (DV1, DV2, U17)AskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Épée40th of 254
29 Sept 201213th Annual Amarillo OpenAskFREDJunior Mixed Épée1st of 32
29 Sept 201213th Annual Amarillo OpenAskFREDSenior Mixed Épée2nd of 45
8 Sept 20122012 Nick Toth OpenAskFREDSenior Men’s Épée3rd of 53

Figures

rating, ranking and how they fence

Over time

fency ELO each season Épée Foil
180016001400 Épée 1480, 2005–06 Épée 1520, 2006–07 Épée 1572, 2007–08 Épée 1619, 2008–09 Épée 1673, 2009–10 Épée 1701, 2010–11 Épée 1741, 2011–12 Épée 1765, 2012–13 Épée 1763, 2013–14 Épée 1780, 2014–15 Épée 1778, 2015–16 Foil 1487, 2009–10 Foil 1503, 2010–11
Their FIE ranking each season, 1st at the top Junior Épée
1st10th100th Junior Épée 273rd, 2012–13 Junior Épée 184th, 2013–14
As a table
SeasonWeaponfency ELOFIE ranking
2015–16Épée1,778
2014–15Épée1,780
2013–14Épée1,763184th Junior
2012–13Épée1,765273rd Junior
2011–12Épée1,741
2010–11Foil1,503
2010–11Épée1,701
2009–10Foil1,487
2009–10Épée1,673
2008–09Épée1,619
2007–08Épée1,572
2006–07Épée1,520
2005–06Épée1,480

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