Maya Lawrence

Maya Lawrence

Lawrence at the 2013 World Fencing Championships
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1980-07-17) 17 July 1980 (age 36)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Fencing
Medal record Representing  United States Women's Fencing Olympic Games 2012 London Team épée

Maya Lawrence (born 1980) is an American fencer and part of the United States Fencing Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she participated in the individual and team épée events in the Fencing competition. She won a bronze medal in the women's team épée alongside Courtney Hurley, Kelley Hurley, and Susie Scanlan.

Lawrence grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and attended Teaneck High School, where she took up fencing as a sophomore. Her parents are Pat Lawrence, Teaneck High School's fencing coach, and Reginald Lawrence, who has been a sports official in New Jersey. In 2002, Lawrence graduated with honors from Princeton University with a double major in political science and African-American studies. A member of Princeton's fencing team, she was selected as an All-American and earned Ivy League honors during all four years of her attendance there. She earned a Master's degree in English as a Second Language instruction in 2007 from Teachers College, Columbia University.