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Kamara James

American fencer (1984-2014)

Born
23 November 1984, Kingston
Died
20 September 2014, Modesto
Citizenship
United States
Sport
fencing
Occupation
fencer

Kamara Latoya James (November 23, 1984 – September 20, 2014) was an American Olympic épée fencer.

James was born in Kingston, Jamaica, into a single-parent household. Her family moved to Jamaica, Queens, New York, when she was 10. She was given a full fencing scholarship to The Dwight School, an independent college preparatory school. She then attended Princeton University on a full academic scholarship.

James began fencing at age 11, through the Peter Westbrook Foundation.

In 2003, she won a bronze medal at the junior world championships.

She competed in the women's individual épée event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. James died at age 29, in September 2014.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
2004 Summer Olympics2004

External links

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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