Carlton Badger
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Age
69
Hometown
Durham, NC
Education
Ph.D. from Duke University, M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, B.S. from the University of Michigan
Current Residence: Durham, N.C.
Occupation: Adjunct Professor of History of Christianity (various institutions)
Club: Mid-South Fencers Club
Coach: Jeff Kallio and Jen Oldham
Family: Wife Connie Badger, sons Brendan and Benjamin
Hobbies: Playing the fiddle/guitar/banjo in his two bands (one bluegrass, one more eclectic Americana and Old Time music); playing classical music on the piano; singing in a church choir; teaching religious history in universities and grad schools; opera; Homeric Green, Anglo-Saxon poetry and reading the works of George Herbert, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Jane Austen; and gardening
Favorite Fencing Memory: Winning nationals in 2016, and being on the 2nd place saber team at the 2017 Worlds
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: He was an All-American gymnast for the University of Michigan back in the 1970s.
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 2 (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
Veteran World Championship Teams: 2018, 2017 (Silver - Team, Bronze - Individual), 2016 (Bronze - Team)
Occupation: Adjunct Professor of History of Christianity (various institutions)
Club: Mid-South Fencers Club
Coach: Jeff Kallio and Jen Oldham
Family: Wife Connie Badger, sons Brendan and Benjamin
Hobbies: Playing the fiddle/guitar/banjo in his two bands (one bluegrass, one more eclectic Americana and Old Time music); playing classical music on the piano; singing in a church choir; teaching religious history in universities and grad schools; opera; Homeric Green, Anglo-Saxon poetry and reading the works of George Herbert, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Jane Austen; and gardening
Favorite Fencing Memory: Winning nationals in 2016, and being on the 2nd place saber team at the 2017 Worlds
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: He was an All-American gymnast for the University of Michigan back in the 1970s.
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 2 (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
Veteran World Championship Teams: 2018, 2017 (Silver - Team, Bronze - Individual), 2016 (Bronze - Team)
Results
2018:
- Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69)
- Bronze - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69)
- Sixth - Veteran World Championships (60-690
2017:
- Gold - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69)
- Silver - Veteran World Championships (Team)
- Bronze - Veteran World Championships (60-69)
- Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69)
2016:
- Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69)
- Bronze - Veteran World Championships (Team)
- Bronze - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69)
- Bronze - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69)
- Fifth - Veteran World Championships (60-69)
- 11th - December North American Cup (Veteran Open)
- 25th - April North American Cup (Veteran Open)
2015:
- Eighth - March North American Cup (Veteran 50-59)
- Eighth- December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69)
- 10th - March North American Cup (Veteran Open)
- 22nd - December North American Cup (Veteran Open)
2014:
- 11th - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 50-59)
- 17th - December North American Cup (Veteran 50-59)
- 23rd - December North American Cup (Veteran Open)
2013:
- Sixth - December North American Cup (Veteran Open)
- Ninth - December North American Cup (Veteran 50-59)
- 10th - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 50-59)
2012:
- 11th - December North American Cup (Veteran 50-59)
- 18th - December North American Cup (Veteran Open)
2011:
- 11th - December North American Cup (Veteran 50-59)
- 17th - North American Cup D (Veteran 50-59)
- 25th - December North American Cup (Veteran Open)
- 33rd - North American Cup D (Veteran Open)
2010:
- 11th - North American Cup A (Veteran Open)
- 16th - North American Cup A (Veteran 50-59)
- 18th - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 50-59)