James Liao

Club: Fencers Club
Coaches: Sean McClain and Alex Martin
Family: Parents Yuexin Liao and Xuan Wang, sister Lu Jia Liao
Hobbies: Photography
How He Started Fencing: Introduced by a family friend
Favorite Fencing Memory: Making top eight at his first Cadet NAC in October 2017
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: He was born in Singapore
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 2 (Cadet), No. 15 (Junior), No. 23 (Senior)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2019

Results

2019:

• Silver - Bratislava Cadet European Cup
• Bronze - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
• Sixth - Laszno Junior World Cup (Team)
• 10th - January North American Cup (Junior)
• 12th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
• 17th - Cadet World Championships
• 25th - Rome Cadet European Cup
• 25th - January North American Cup (Division I)
• 47th - Leszno Junior World Cup (Individual)

2018:

• Gold - Moedling Cadet European Cup (Team)
• Bronze - Moedling Cadet European Cup (Individual)
• Fifth - November North American Cup (Junior)
• Sixth - October North American Cup (Cadet)
• Seventh - Manchester Cadet European Cup
• 11th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
• 16th - October North American Cup (Division I)
• 31st - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
• 33rd - Cabries Cadet European Cup
• 33rd - July Challenge (Junior)
• 40th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
• 50th - January North American Cup (Junior)
• 54th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
• 57th - July Challenge (Division I)

2017:

• Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
• Eighth - October North American Cup (Cadet)
• 19th - March North American Cup (Y14)
• 24th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
• 33rd - July Challenge (Cadet)
• 41st - December North American Cup (Division I)
• 49th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
• 58th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division IA)
• 61st - November North American Cup (Junior)

2016:

• 18th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
• 27th - March North American Cup (Y14)
• 35th - November  North American Cup (Y14)
• 40th - October North American Cup (Division II)

2015:

• 40th - October North American Cup (Division II)
• 45th - April North American Cup (Y12)
• 63rd - November North American Cup (Y14)