Kamara James
2004 Fencing Olympians from Peter Westbrook Foundation, Keeth Smart, Erinn Smart, Ivan Lee, and Kamara James on far right | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kamara Latoya James |
| Born | November 23, 1984 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Died | September 20, 2014 (aged 29) Modesto, California, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm) |
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event | women's individual épée |
| College team | Princeton University |
| Club | Peter Westbrook Foundation |
| Retired | 2004 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | bronze medal (junior world championships; 2003) |
| Highest world ranking | 50 |
Kamara Latoya James (November 23, 1984 – September 20, 2014) was an American Olympic épée fencer.
James was born in Kingston, Jamaica, into a single-parent household. Her family moved to Jamaica, Queens, New York, when she was 10. She was given a full fencing scholarship to The Dwight School, an independent college preparatory school. She then attended Princeton University on a full academic scholarship.
James began fencing at age 11, through the Peter Westbrook Foundation. In 2003, she won a bronze medal at the junior world championships.
She competed in the women's individual épée event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. James died at age 29, in September 2014.