Colin Yang Siqi Heathcock (December 20, 2005) is an American right-handed

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fencer. He represented the United States at the

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Early life and education

Heathcock was born to Virgil Heathcock and Julie Yang in Beijing, China and raised in

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. He has an older brother, Antonio, who is also a fencer. By 13 years old, Heathcock was competing internationally representing Germany, where his father has dual citizenship. In 2019, he moved to

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where he is a member of the

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team.

Career

Heathcock represented Germany at the 2022 Junior World Championships and won a gold medal in the individual sabre event. In 2022, he decided to switch his national team to the United States. In April 2023 he represented the United States at the 2023 Junior Fencing World Championships and won a gold medal in the individual and team sabre events. In June 2023 he represented the United States at the

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and won a gold medal in the team sabre event. In July 2023 he represented the United States at the

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and won a bronze medal in the men's team sabre, team USA's first ever

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medal in the event. He finished the 2022–23 season as the world's No. 1 ranked junior men's saber fencer. In January 2024 he won gold at the Tunis Grand Prix. In March 2024 he won gold at the Padua Senior Men's Saber World, his second gold in the last three FIE senior tournaments. At 18 years old, he became the youngest ever men's sabre fencer to win multiple senior level international competitions in a season. In April 2024 he represented the United States at the 2024 Junior Fencing World Championships and won a gold medal in the team sabre event. In March 2024 he was named to team USA's roster to compete at the

. During the men's sabre event, Heathcock was upset by Park Sang-won of Korea in the round of 32.

Medal record

World Championship

Grand Prix

World Cup

Pan American Championship

References

External links

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Colin Heathcock
at USA Fencing * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Heathcock, Colin 2005 births Living people American male sabre fencers Fencers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for the United States Sabre fencers 21st-century American sportsmen Harvard Crimson fencers