Fencers

Sean STRONG

🇺🇸 USA · New York Athletic Club · Right-handed

Men’s Épée, 2009–2026

About this fencer

FIE 33392 · USA 100117565

USA Fencing rating: Épée A2026 · Foil C2014 · Sabre Unrated (U)

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

Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.

Results
101
Podiums
22
Competitions won
8
FIE ranking
408th Senior Épée · 2026–27
Best finish
1st of 38, EBFG Open Senior Mix Epee, Vet Mix Epee, September 2024
Where they finished in each field, over time A result A podium
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 104th of 328, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Casablanca 2026, 2026-10-15 31st of 358, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, 2026-10-09 3rd of 218, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, Summer Nationals and July Challenge, Portland, OR, 2026-06-27 103rd of 213, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, Division 1 & Para Championships / April NAC, 2026-04-24 124th of 352, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2026, 2026-04-17 144th of 272, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Astana 2026, 2026-03-27 2nd of 380, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, February NAC, 2026-02-12 82nd of 369, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, November NAC, Fort Worth, TX, 2025-11-14 55th of 379, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, Salt Lake City, UT, 2025-10-03 70th of 264, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Milwaukee, WI, 2025-06-28 3rd of 215, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, Division 1/Para Championships + April NAC, 2025-04-11 51st of 497, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, Atlantic City, NJ, 2024-10-04 1st of 38, Senior Mixed Épée, EBFG Open Senior Mix Epee, Vet Mix Epee, September 2024, 2024-09-22 2nd of 90, Senior Mixed Épée, AFM Open Senior Mixed Epee Tournament, May 2024, 2024-05-26 106th of 300, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, January NAC, January 2022, 2022-01-07 6th of 56, Open Mixed Épée, DFA 20th Anniversary Tournament, 2019-11-17 105th of 329, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, January NAC, January 2019, 2019-01-04 75th of 255, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, December NAC, December 2018, 2018-12-14 20th of 293, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, October 2018, 2018-10-12 35th of 114, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, April Championship & NAC, 2018-04-20 1st of 22, Senior Mixed Épée, End of the Year Epee Open, 2017-12-30 34th of 207, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, December NAC, 2017-12-08 8th of 285, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, October 2017, 2017-10-13 1st of 17, Open Men’s Épée, 2016 NCAA West Region Championships, 2016-03-05 2nd of 47, Senior Mixed Épée, SLO Open 2015, 2015-05-23 69th of 76, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, 2015 DVI Natl CHM & March NAC (CHR, DV3, VET, VTM), 2015-02-27 8th of 98, Senior Men’s Épée, BladeRunner ROC 2014 UCSD, 2014-11-15 48th of 255, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC (DV1, DV2, CDT, STM), October 2014, 2014-10-10 23rd of 69, Senior Mixed Épée, War of the Roses Epee Tournament, July 2014, 2014-07-26 50th of 361, Junior Men’s Épée, 2014 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2014-06-22 149th of 330, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, 2014 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2014-06-22 7th of 78, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, 2014 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2014-06-22 5th of 8, Senior DAbove Mixed Foil, Presidio's "Kumite" D-and-Up Foil, 2014-06-08 7th of 39, Senior Mixed Épée, San Luis Obispo Open 2014, 2014-05-25 1st of 30, Senior Mixed Foil, San Luis Obispo Open 2014, 2014-05-25 14th of 73, Senior Mixed Épée, Okawa 3 Weapon Open + Women's Epee, April 2014, 2014-04-06 15th of 48, Senior Mixed Foil, Okawa 3 Weapon Open + Women's Epee, April 2014, 2014-04-06 63rd of 193, Junior Men’s Épée, 2014 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, 2014-02-14 30th of 191, Cadet Men’s Foil, 2014 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, 2014-02-14 24th of 208, Cadet Men’s Épée, 2014 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, 2014-02-14 40th of 141, Cadet Men’s Épée, December NAC (DV1, CDT, VET), 2013-12-13 131st of 254, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, December NAC (DV1, CDT, VET), 2013-12-13 3rd of 14, Cadet Men’s Foil, SoCal 2013 JO Quals Foil & Open Epee/Saber, 2013-12-08 7th of 20, Junior Men’s Foil, SoCal 2013 JO Quals Foil & Open Epee/Saber, 2013-12-08 7th of 25, Junior Men’s Épée, SoCal 2013-2014 JO Qualifiers Épée and Saber, 2013-11-24 18th of 47, Senior Mixed Épée, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, September 2013, 2013-09-22 10th of 35, Senior Men’s Épée, LAIFC Invitational 2013, 2013-09-01 10th of 55, Senior Mixed Épée, War of the Roses Epee Tournament, August 2013, 2013-08-03 58th of 227, Cadet Men’s Épée, 2013 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2013-06-28 82nd of 308, Junior Men’s Épée, 2013 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2013-06-28 40th of 89, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, 2013 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2013-06-28 1st of 22, Senior Mixed Épée, Pre Summer Nationals Open ?pe Tournament, 2013-06-22 3rd of 45, Senior Mixed Épée, San Luis Obispo Open 2013, 2013-05-26 10th of 40, Senior Mixed Foil, San Luis Obispo Open 2013, 2013-05-26 20th of 38, Senior Men’s Foil, Stro Memorial ROC, April 2013, 2013-04-27 20th of 38, Senior Division IA Men’s Foil, ROC Stro, 2013-04-27 10th of 34, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, ROC Stro, 2013-04-27 10th of 34, Senior Men’s Épée, Stro Memorial ROC, April 2013, 2013-04-27 7th of 21, Senior Division III (D and under) Mixed Sabre, Central Coast 3 Weapon D & Under @ UCSB, 2013-04-14 12th of 35, Open Mixed Épée, Okawa 3 Weapon Open + Women's Epee, April 2013, 2013-04-07 7th of 49, Open Mixed Foil, Okawa 3 Weapon Open + Women's Epee, April 2013, 2013-04-07 1st of 28, Senior Mixed Épée, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, March 2013, 2013-03-24 3rd of 14, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Foil, SoCal Division 2012-2013 SN Qualifiers, 2013-03-23 9th of 41, Senior Mixed Foil, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, February 2013, 2013-02-24 3rd of 46, Senior Mixed Épée, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, January 2013, 2013-01-27 9th of 46, Senior Mixed Foil, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, January 2013, 2013-01-27 14th of 33, Senior Mixed Épée, SoCal Division 3-Weapon Open Tournament #1, 2013-01-06 1st of 16, Senior Mixed Foil, SoCal Division 3-Weapon Open Tournament #1, 2013-01-06 7th of 29, Junior Men’s Épée, SoCal Division 2012-2013 JO Qualifiers, 2012-12-15 3rd of 21, Cadet Men’s Foil, SoCal Division 2012-2013 JO Qualifiers, 2012-12-15 3rd of 22, Cadet Men’s Épée, SoCal Division 2012-2013 JO Qualifiers, 2012-12-15 10th of 29, Senior Mixed Foil, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, December 2012, 2012-12-02 8th of 27, Senior Mixed Épée, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, December 2012, 2012-12-02 11th of 35, Senior Mixed Foil, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, October 2012, 2012-10-21 10th of 63, U19 Men’s Foil, SoCal Scholastic Fencing League Individual Foil #1, PASADENA, CA, 2012-09-22 24th of 156, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Foil, 2012 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2012-06-29 41st of 128, Senior Division III (D and under) Men’s Foil, 2012 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2012-06-29 32nd of 176, Y14 Men’s Épée, 2012 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2012-06-29 75th of 199, Y14 Men’s Foil, 2012 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2012-06-29 2nd of 12, Open Division III (D and under) Mixed Foil, UCSB Foil, Epee, Sabre Tournament, 2012-06-03 7th of 26, Senior Mixed Foil, San Luis Obispo Open 2012, 2012-05-27 1st of 19, Senior Mixed Épée, San Luis Obispo Open 2012, 2012-05-27 5th of 15, Open Mixed Foil, Friday Night Fights - Foil, 2012-05-11 3rd of 33, Y14 Men’s Épée, LAIFC SYC (Super Youth Circuit), Pasadena, CA, 2012-05-04 12th of 64, Y14 Men’s Foil, LAIFC SYC (Super Youth Circuit), Pasadena, CA, 2012-05-04 8th of 70, Open Mixed Épée, Okawa 3 Weapon Open + W Epee + W Saber, 2012-04-07 21st of 52, Open Mixed Foil, Okawa 3 Weapon Open + W Epee + W Saber, 2012-04-07 16th of 52, Senior Mixed Foil, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, February 2012, 2012-02-26 6th of 48, Senior Division II (C and under) Mixed Foil, Toys for Tots Charity Tournament, November 2011, 2011-11-26 31st of 55, Senior Mixed Foil, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, November 2011, 2011-11-13 15th of 36, Senior Mixed Foil, San Luis Obispo Open 2011, 2011-05-29 3rd of 37, Senior E and under Mixed Foil, Central Coast E and Under Foil Tournament, Buellton, CA, 2011-05-07 14th of 34, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Foil, SoCal SN Qualifiers 2011, 2011-03-26 12th of 15, Y14 Men’s Foil, SoCal SN Qualifiers 2011, 2011-03-26 10th of 38, Open Division III (D and under) Mixed Foil, UCSB 3 Weapon D & Under, 2011-01-16 42nd of 60, Senior Division II (C and under) Mixed Foil, Toys for Tots Charity Tournament, November 2010, 2010-11-27 20th of 36, Senior Mixed Foil, Central Coast Fall Open 2010 @ UCSB, 2010-10-03 20th of 32, Senior Mixed Foil, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, September 2010, 2010-09-19 5th of 14, Y14 Men’s Foil, SoCal Summer Nationals Qual #3, Calabasas, CA, 2010-05-02 17th of 18, U16 Men’s Foil, SoCal Summer Nationals Qual #1, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2010-04-10 5th of 7, Y14 Mixed Foil, Toys for Tots Charity Tournament, November 2009, 2009-11-28

Results

Results: 101

WhenCompetitionEventPlace
30 Dec 2017End of the Year Epee OpenAskFREDSenior Mixed Épée1st of 22
8 Dec 2017December NACAskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Épée34th of 207
13 Oct 2017October NAC, October 2017AskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Épée8th of 285
5 Mar 20162016 NCAA West Region ChampionshipsAskFREDOpen Men’s Épée1st of 17
23 May 2015SLO Open 2015AskFREDSenior Mixed Épée2nd of 47
27 Feb 20152015 DVI Natl CHM & March NAC (CHR, DV3, VET, VTM)AskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Épée69th of 76
15 Nov 2014BladeRunner ROC 2014 UCSDAskFREDSenior Men’s Épée8th of 98
10 Oct 2014October NAC (DV1, DV2, CDT, STM), October 2014AskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Épée48th of 255
26 Jul 2014War of the Roses Epee Tournament, July 2014AskFREDSenior Mixed Épée23rd of 69
22 Jun 20142014 USFA National Championships & July NACAskFREDJunior Men’s Épée50th of 361
22 Jun 20142014 USFA National Championships & July NACAskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Épée149th of 330
22 Jun 20142014 USFA National Championships & July NACAskFREDSenior Division IA Men’s Épée7th of 78
8 Jun 2014Presidio's "Kumite" D-and-Up FoilAskFREDSenior DAbove Mixed Foil5th of 8
25 May 2014San Luis Obispo Open 2014AskFREDSenior Mixed Épée7th of 39
25 May 2014San Luis Obispo Open 2014AskFREDSenior Mixed Foil1st of 30
6 Apr 2014Okawa 3 Weapon Open + Women's Epee, April 2014AskFREDSenior Mixed Épée14th of 73
6 Apr 2014Okawa 3 Weapon Open + Women's Epee, April 2014AskFREDSenior Mixed Foil15th of 48
14 Feb 20142014 Junior Olympic Fencing ChampionshipsAskFREDJunior Men’s Épée63rd of 193
14 Feb 20142014 Junior Olympic Fencing ChampionshipsAskFREDCadet Men’s Foil30th of 191
14 Feb 20142014 Junior Olympic Fencing ChampionshipsAskFREDCadet Men’s Épée24th of 208

Head to head

Against left-handers 2–0 · right-handers 12–9, where the FIE says which hand they fence with. Left and right

Everyone they’ve met in events whose bouts are kept here, the most met first. Each goes to their bouts together.

AgainstWonLostLast met
Martin RUBES1215 Oct 2026
Matteo WICHT1117 Apr 2026
Andrii OPANASENKO1015 Oct 2026
Aymerick GALLY1017 Apr 2026
Azanius NUA1015 Oct 2026
Everyone they’ve met (15 more)
AgainstWonLostLast met
Bogdan LUKIN1017 Apr 2026
Conrad Seibaek KONGSTAD0127 Mar 2026
Enrico PIATTI1027 Mar 2026
Gabriel Angel MUSAMBI1015 Oct 2026
Hayato KOJO1027 Mar 2026
Houssam ELKORD1017 Apr 2026
Jacob CROOK0127 Mar 2026
Konrad VEENENBOS0127 Mar 2026
Kou NAKAJIMA1015 Oct 2026
Mateusz ANTKIEWICZ0117 Apr 2026
Mikhail KUZMIN1027 Mar 2026
Naoshi NAKAMOTO1027 Mar 2026
Sangjin KIM0127 Mar 2026
Tsz Ho WAI1017 Apr 2026
Vadim SHARLAIMOV0115 Oct 2026

Figures

rating, ranking and how they fence

Over time

fency ELO each season Épée Foil Sabre
180016001400 Épée 1565, 2011–12 Épée 1677, 2012–13 Épée 1722, 2013–14 Épée 1727, 2014–15 Épée 1736, 2015–16 Épée 1758, 2017–18 Épée 1756, 2018–19 Épée 1759, 2019–20 Épée 1753, 2021–22 Épée 1758, 2023–24 Épée 1771, 2024–25 Épée 1770, 2025–26 Épée 1791, 2026–27 Foil 1483, 2009–10 Foil 1497, 2010–11 Foil 1596, 2011–12 Foil 1671, 2012–13 Foil 1683, 2013–14 Sabre 1506, 2012–13
Their FIE ranking each season, 1st at the top Senior Épée
1st10th100th Senior Épée 415th, 2025–26 Senior Épée 408th, 2026–27
As a table
SeasonWeaponfency ELOFIE ranking
2026–27Épée1,791408th Senior
2025–26Épée1,770415th Senior
2024–25Épée1,771
2023–24Épée1,758
2021–22Épée1,753
2019–20Épée1,759
2018–19Épée1,756
2017–18Épée1,758
2015–16Épée1,736
2014–15Épée1,727
2013–14Foil1,683
2013–14Épée1,722
2012–13Sabre1,506
2012–13Foil1,671
2012–13Épée1,677
2011–12Foil1,596
2011–12Épée1,565
2010–11Foil1,497
2009–10Foil1,483

How fency ELO works · the best now

How they fence

StageWon–lostAn average boutBy one touch
Pools12–6 67%4.2–3.44–2
Tables2–3 40%12.2–11.80–1