Curtis McDowald was born on January 23,1996 and is an American epee fencer.
10 Facts About Curtis McDowald
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Curtis McDowald attended the Dwight School, a college preparatory school on Central Park West on Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York City, for high school.
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Curtis McDowald attended St John's University, in Queens, New York, where he fenced for the St John's Red Storm.
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In March 2019 Curtis McDowald won a bronze medal at a Buenos Aires Fencing World Cup in Argentina.
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Curtis McDowald competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he lost in his opening round of individual epee, and fenced with the US epee squad that lost in its opening round of team epee.
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Curtis McDowald was fencing as part of the squad in the semi-finals at the Pan American Fencing Championships in Lima, Peru.
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Curtis McDowald then had an angry outburst and kicked a free-standing banner adjacent to the competition area, putting his foot through it.
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Curtis McDowald was required to stay in a separate hotel away from the Athlete Village, because of an ongoing investigation into a prior incident over which the US Center for SafeSport had exercised jurisdiction.
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Subsequently, on November 3,2023, Curtis McDowald was temporarily suspended by USA Fencing due to allegations that he had engaged in misconduct in an unrelated incident.
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Curtis McDowald was prohibited from being present at any USA Fencing sanctioned event, club, meeting, facility, education session, or otherwise.