Jennette Starks-Faulkner

Current Residence: Middletown, Conn.
Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Club: Connecticut Fencers Club
Coaches: Denise O'Connor and Slava Grigoriev
Occupation: Fencing Instructor
Family: Grady Faulkner (husband), Sydney Faulkner Teixeira and Lesley Faulkner 
Hobbies: Cooking, reading, sewing and tennis
Favorite Fencing Memory: The 2019 Veteran World Championships. Winning gold was totally unexpected for her. She had just started back to a real training regime after fully recovering from an injury that limited her ability to train.  After a poor first round, she dug deep to make it to the finals, beating fencers she lost to in the first round.
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: She was a computer programmer in the 1970s
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 1 (Veteran 60-69 Foil), No. 4 (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
Honors:

• Undefeated in Veteran 60-69 Women's Foil on the North American Cup Circuit from June 2016 - December 2017

Veteran World Championship Teams: 2020, 2019 (Gold - Individual Foil, Bronze - Team Foil), 2018, 2017 (Gold - Team Foil, Bronze - Individual Foil), 2016 (Gold - Individual Foil, Silver - Team Foil, Bronze - Individual Saber), 2015 (Gold - Team Foil), 2014 (Gold - Individual Foil, Silver - Individual Saber), 2013, 2012, 2011 (Silver - Foil), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 (Bronze - Foil)
A two-time Veteran World medalist as a 50-59 foil fencer, Starks-Faulkner won World titles in the 60-69 event in 2014 and 2016. She picked up saber after moving up to the new age category as well and won a silver medal in her Veteran World debut in her new weapon in 2014. 

Personal

Starks-Faulkner's twin brother began fencing when they were in high school, but told his sister that "girls don't fence." When she attended Brooklyn College, she took a fencing class with two-time Olympian Denise O'Connor. Starks-Faulkner challenged her brother to a bout, beat him and continued to fence, going on to earn All-American honors at Brooklyn College where she fenced with Ann-Marie Walters who would go on to become her teammate on multiple Veteran World squads.

Results

2019:

• Gold - Veteran World Championships (60-69 Foil)
• Gold - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Silver - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Bronze - Veteran World Championships (Team Foil)
• Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Bronze - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Fifth - Veteran World Championships (60-69 Saber)
• Fifth - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Sixth - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Foil)

2018:

• Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Gold - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Silver - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Silver - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Silver - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Bronze - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Sixth - Veteran World Championships (Team Foil)
• Ninth - Veteran World Championships (60-69 Foil)
• 12th - Veteran World Championships (60-69 Saber)

2017:

• Gold - Veteran World Championships (Team Foil)
• Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Gold - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Gold - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Gold - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Bronze - Veteran World Championships (60-69 Foil)
• Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Sixth - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Seventh - Veteran World Championships (60-69 Saber)

2016:

• Gold - Veteran World Championships (60-69 Foil)
• Gold - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Gold - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Silver - Veteran World Championships (Team Foil)
• Silver - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Silver - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Bronze - Veteran World Championships (60-69 Saber)
• Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• 56th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division IA Foil)

2015:

• Gold - Veteran World Championships (Team Foil)
• Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Gold - March North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Gold - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Gold - December North American Cup (Veteran Open Foil)
• Silver - March North American Cup (Veteran Open Foil)
• Bronze - March North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Ninth - Veteran World Championships (60-69 Foil)
• Ninth - Veteran World Championships (60-69 Saber)
• 10th - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)

2014:

• Gold - Veteran World Championships (60-69 Foil)
• Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Gold - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Silver - Veteran World Championships (60-69 Saber)
• Silver - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Silver - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Bronze - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• Bronze - December North American Cup (Veteran Open Foil)
• Fourth - Veteran World Championships (Team Foil)
• Eighth - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• 24th - April North American Cup (Division II Saber)
• 57th - July North American Cup (Division I Foil)

2013:

• Gold - Pan American Veteran Championships (Veteran 50-59 Foil)
• Silver - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• Silver - March North American Cup (Veteran Open Foil)
• Bronze - March North American Cup (Veteran 50-59 Foil)
• Fifth - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 50-59 Foil)
• Sixth - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• 10th - Veteran World Championships (50-59 Foil)
• 22nd - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I Foil)

2012:

• Gold - July North American Cup (Veteran Team Foil)
• Gold - March North American Cup (Veteran 50-59 Foil)
• Silver - March North American Cup (Veteran Open Foil)
• Silver - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 50-59 Foil)
• Silver - December North American Cup (Veteran 50-59 Foil)
• Bronze - December North American Cup (Veteran Open Foil)
• Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Division IA Foil)
• 11th - Veteran World Championships (50-59 Foil)
• 41st - December North American Cup (Division I Foil)

2011:

• Gold - December North American Cup (Veteran 50-59 Foil)
• Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 50-59 Foil)
• Silver - Veteran World Championships (50-59 Foil)
• Silver - North American Cup D (Veteran 50-59 Foil)
• 41st - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I Foil)
• 42nd - December North American Cup (Division I Foil)

2010:

• Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 50-59 Foil)
• Gold - North American Cup A (Veteran 50-59 Foil)
• Bronze - North American Cup E (Veteran 50-59 Foil)
• Eighth - Veteran World Championships (50-59 Foil)
• 30th - North American Cup A (Division I Foil)

2009:

• Gold - North American Cup C (Veteran 50-59 Foil) 
• Seventh - Veteran World Championships (50-59 Foil)

2008:

• 19th - Veteran World Championships (50-59 Foil)

2007:

• Bronze - Veteran World CHampionships (50-59 Foil)