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	USATODAY.com - Smart: The ballerina of the sabre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, Smart has just arrived from his regular job in the finance department of a midtown communications company and is chatting on the other side of the room with his mentor, fencing club founder Peter Westbrook.
		Keeth Smart, left, practices with teammate Herby Raynaud in a New York training facility.
		Smart and a couple of fencing buddies actually were given light sabre replicas during the Sydney Games and spent hours mimicking the "very realistic" choreographed scenes.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/olyglory/2003-04-02-smart_x.htm (1042 words)

	Keeth Smart -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Smart was born in (The largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center) New York City.
		Westbrook, an Olympic bronze medalist in saber, was his mentor.
		Smart competed in the (additional info and facts about 2000 Summer Olympics) 2000 Summer Olympics and the (additional info and facts about 2004 Summer Olympics) 2004 Summer Olympics but did not medal at either.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/K/Ke/Keeth_Smart.htm (185 words)

	Fencing.Net Discussion Board - Keeth Smart in NYT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Keeth Smart, who was born in Brooklyn and works in the corporate finance department of Verizon Communications, finished second to Russia's Stanislav Pozdniakov at a World Cup event in Athens two weeks ago to become the first American to hold the world's top ranking.
		Smart's day starts early and runs late in that part of the city where the Brooklyn Bridge spans the East River and fans still revel in tales of Dem Bums, the Dodgers baseball team that moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1957.
		Smart was the N.C.A.A. saber champion in 1997 and 1999, and was second in 2000.
	www.fencing101.com /vb/showthread.php?s=6e86face680c2acffd9bb8fbbeee5c73&t=5832 (1228 words)

	Refusing to be foiled - The Washington Times: Sports - August 12, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Impressed by Keeth's raw athletic ability — and quietly enamored of his fighting spirit, untempered as it was — Westbrook suggested that his pupil switch from foil to saber.
		Keeth earned a fencing scholarship to St. John's, where he won two NCAA titles and was named to four All-American teams.
		Keeth rededicated himself to the sport, and both siblings have since enjoyed the best stretches of their careers.
	www.washtimes.com /sports/20040812-012737-1409r.htm (1223 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Fencer Smart can't find winning touch
		Twice, Smart was left standing on the strip, helmet in hand, after American losses.
		While the French went on to beat Italy to win the gold, Smart and the US team -- stung by the deciding call in the semifinal -- regrouped for the bronze medal match, only to lose again to the Russians, 45-44.
		Smart and Frenchman Damien Touya were tied at 44 when they both recorded touches, but it was ruled that Touya caught Smart while preparing to attack, giving the Frenchman the victory.
	www.boston.com /sports/articles/2004/08/20/fencer_smart_cant_find_winning_touch (472 words)

	OLYMPICS - CBS SportsLine.com
		ATLANTA (AP) Keeth Smart knocked off a fellow Olympian in the semifinals, then went on a torrid run in the final to win the men's saber title Sunday on the final night of individual competition in the U.S. Fencing National Championships.
		Smart faced Ivan Lee in the semifinals in the only bout of the evening involving two 2004 Olympians.
		Smart and Lee, both from New York, will be joined by Jason Rogers of Los Angeles on the saber team.
	www.sportsline.com /olympics/story/7283576 (444 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - Smart becomes first American fencer to reach No. 1 in world
		COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Keeth Smart became the first American fencer to reach No. 1 in the world when he passed Russia's Stanislav Pozdniakov in rankings released Tuesday.
		Smart, 24, edged Pozdniakov in the world sabre standings by 13 points after finishing second at the Coupe Akropolis World Cup in Athens last weekend.
		Smart was a member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic team and won the 2002 U.S. Fencing Association Division I National Championship.
	espn.go.com /oly/news/2003/0311/1522037.html (130 words)

	azcentral.com sports \| Summer Olympics: After fierce contest against France, U.S. to fence for bronze (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Smart and Touya charged each other off the start and recorded touches but the referee said neither set up the right of way and gave no points.
		Smart meanwhile took a seat on a chair on the edge of the strip, getting some advice from his coach, Yury Gelman.
		Smart stood in the middle of the strip, his helmet off and mouth agape, after the call.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/azetc/04olympics/0819OlyFencing19-ON.html (428 words)

	Former St. John's Fencer Keeth Smart Featured in People ::
		Smart, a 2000 graduate, four-time All-American and two-time NCAA Champion, is one of nine athletes, and five who will compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece to be profiled by the magazine.
		Smart and former teammate Ivan Lee will compete in the saber, and will be coached by current St. John's Head Coach Yury Gelman.
		Smart and Lee recently competed in a World Cup competition in New York City, where they led the United States team to the gold medal, the first-ever gold won by a United States team in international competition.
	redstormsports.collegesports.com /sports/m-fenc/spec-rel/062404aaa.html (305 words)

	OLYMPICS - CBS SportsLine.com
		Smart stood in the middle of the strip, his helmet off and mouth agape, after the referee awarded the final point to France's Damien Touya, who had bloodstains on his white suit.
		Keeth Smart is consoled by Ivan Lee after Team USA's last-touch loss to France in the semis.
		Smart, meanwhile, took a seat on a chair on the edge of the strip, getting advice from his coach, Yury Gelman.
	www.sportsline.com /olympics/story/7591929 (457 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - The USOC’s Teleconference Transcript with Sabre Fencer Keeth Smart
		Keeth Smart, 24, is now ranked No. 1 in the Men’s Sabre world standings.
		Smart’s second place finish to Stanislav Pozdniakov at the Coupe Akropolis World Cup in Athens, Greece, Mar. 8-9, gave him enough points to overtake Pozdniakov by 13 international points.
		Smart, a member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team, is having the finest season of his career and is on track for the 2004 Olympic Games.
	www.usolympicteam.com /73_8041.htm (991 words)

	Three Former St. John's Fencers Selected to U.S. Olympic Team :: Keeth Smart, Ivan Lee and Jon Tiomkin will make up ...
		Smart and Lee, who fence the sabre, make up two-thirds of the U.S. team in that weapon alone.
		Since that time, Smart graduated from St. John's and, while working full-time for Verizon, devoted his free time to fencing on the international stage.
		Smart and Lee each won two NCAA Individual Championships in the sabre.
	redstormsports.collegesports.com /sports/m-fenc/spec-rel/042004aaa.html (717 words)

	USATODAY.com - Siblings give USA a double edge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Qualifying for his second Olympics, Keeth Smart, the first U.S. fencer to be ranked No. 1 in the world, is excited about his chances this summer in Athens.
		Keeth Smart is ready for Athens after winning the U.S. men's sabre title Sunday.
		Smart and Jacobson will be joined by their talented younger siblings: Erinn Smart, 24, who has posted solid finishes in foil throughout 2004 competition, and Emily Jacobson, 19, ranked No. 10 in the world in sabre.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/summer/2004-04-25-fencing_x.htm (364 words)

	Athens Olympics :: Top U.S. Men's Saber Fencers (Keeth Smart and Ivan Lee Eliminated)
		Keeth Smart, who last year became the first American fencer to be ranked No. 1 in the world, stumbled early against Aldo Montano of Italy and lost 15-7.
		Montano scored the first five points of the bout, and though Smart pulled within one, he struggled with Montano's attacks and the quick pace of the referee.
		Ivan Lee, who like Smart is from New York and first learned fencing at the Peter Westbrook Foundation, defeated Gianpiero Pastore of Italy 15-9 in the first round, but then had to face four-time gold medalist Stanislav Pozdniakov.
	www.livingroom.org.au /olympics/archives/top_us_mens_saber_fencers_keeth_smart_and_ivan_lee_eliminated.php (238 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - Keeth Smart on surviving the dog-eat-dog world of fencing
		Men's sabreur Keeth Smart is the 2002 national champion in fencing, as well as the 2000 Div.
		Smart is a member of the World Championship team, as he has been in '01, '99, '98 and '97.
		As of May 2002, Smart was ranked first in the U.S. Senior and sixteenth in the F.I.E. World Cup standings.
	www.usoc.org /11817_18770.htm (498 words)

	OLYMPICS - CBS SportsLine.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Keeth Smart knocked off a fellow Olympian in the semifinals, then went on a torrid run in the final to win the men's saber title, while sister Erinn beat three-time Olympian Ann Marsh to capture the women's foil crown.
		Trailing 7-8 at the break in his final against Mike Momtselidze, Keeth Smart took over the attack and won seven straight points en route to a 15-10 win.
		Erinn Smart beat the counterattacking Hanna Thompson 13-11 in the semifinals, and then took control of the final, defeating Marsh 15-7.
	www.daver.com /olympics/story/7283587 (481 words)

	U.S. Fencer Smart's Rally Falls Short (phillyBurbs.com) \| Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Smart had entered the final rotation against Russia with a 40-35 lead, meaning that he needed to score five touches off his opponent before Pozdniakov could score 10 off him.
		On the next play, no point was scored, but Smart's saber went through Touya's glove, piercing his hand at the webbing of the fingers, and exiting through his palm.
		Smart stood in the middle of the strip, his helmet off and mouth agape, after the referee awarded the final point to Touya, who had bloodstains on the leg of his white suit.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/48-08192004-351253.html (722 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Other sports / Olympics news / Foundation teaches more than fencing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Westbrook Foundation men's saber team, including Smart, Lee, and Henry, lost the final 45-42 on Monday, the first time the program didn't win the title since 2000.
		On Sunday, Smart and Lee faced each other in the semifinals of the men's saber event.
		Smart beat Lee 15-13 and went on to win the championship.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2004/04/27/foundation_teaches_more_than_fencing (709 words)

	Peter Westbrook - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Since his retirement he founded the Peter Westbrook Foundation in New York City, which aims to guide inner-city youth away from gang violence through participation in fencing.
		One of his students from the Foundation, Keeth Smart, fenced in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
		Westbrook wrote his memoirs, Harnessing Anger in which he describes turning his childhood tendency to fight into a drive to succeed at his sport.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peter_Westbrook (189 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - FENCING: Smart Now Highest-Ranked U.S. Fencer Ever
		Keeth Smart placed fifth at a Senior “A” Gran Prix World Cup in Budapest, Hungary and is now ranked second in the world — higher than any U.S. fencer in any weapon in history.
		This is Smart's third World Cup top-eight result in a row -- Smart also won a gold at a London World Cup in late January and took a silver in Moscow in December.
		In Budapest, Smart (24, Brooklyn, N.Y.) defeated German’s Harald Stehr 15-14 in the round of 16, and lost in the final of eight to Zsolt Nemcsik of Hungary, 11-15.
	www.usolympicteam.com /73_7610.htm (479 words)

	Italian narrowly wins gold in men’s sabre - Fencing - MSNBC.com
		Keeth Smart, the top American fencer, lost in the round of 16.
		Smart, who last year became the first American fencer to be ranked No. 1 in the world, stumbled earlier against Montano and lost 15-7.
		Montano scored the first five points of the bout, and though Smart pulled within one, he struggled with the Italian’s attacks and the quick pace of the referee.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/5704940 (534 words)

	Reuters Olympics 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		With the score level at 44-44, Touya and Keeth Smart lunged simultaneously.
		Even before the injury it was a classic team match with Smart pulling the Americans back from 42-44 down to level the score.
		There was similar drama in the other semi-final where Italy had to rely on their last fencer Luigi Tarantino coming from behind to beat Russia, the defending champions, 45-42.
	olympics.skysports.com /home/news/usnL19570763.shtml (286 words)

	American fencing hopes lie with Smart guy - Fencing - MSNBC.com
		Not too long after Smart first started competing, he began to notice that other athletes were making a point of attending his matches, sometimes recording them with video cameras.
		Her sister, Emily, is ranked 7th in saber, while Keeth's sister, Erinn, is ranked 25th in foil.
		If Smart, who turns 26 on July 29, were to medal, it would represent the closing of a sweet circle for Westbrook.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5139293 (920 words)

	Keeth Smart - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Keeth Smart - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Keeth_Smart (142 words)

	Smart Fencing - Big Fencing Guide
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		Keeth Smart wants to win the first US medal in fencing ever at the...
		Smart and a couple of fencing buddies actually were given light sabre...
	www.bigfencingguide.com /smart-fencing.html (554 words)

	USATODAY.com - Smart's intelligent coaching adds to legacy of The Shot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		That's the case for Keith Smart, whose 15-foot jumper with five seconds left gave Indiana a 74-73 win over Syracuse in the 1987 NCAA final.
		The shot was no fluke — Smart scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half to lead the Hoosiers.
		Well, Keeth Smart had been placed with the basketball team.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/nba/warriors/2004-10-03-asked-smart_x.htm (1943 words)

	Star Wars inspired American fencer Smart - Fencing - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		ATHENS - One of the tedious tasks occupying American fencer Keeth Smart in the build-up to the Athens Olympics is trying to explain to people that he will not have to actually kill someone to win a medal.
		Smart’s road to Athens began when his father saw a newspaper article about the Peter Westbrook Foundation, a Manhattan fencing club established to teach the sport to inner-city children.
		While Smart has slipped out of the top 10 in the world rankings he remains a serious medal threat in Athens having ended Russian and French domination in the men’s saber by winning nine World Cup medals over the last two years, including two golds.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/5635457 (947 words)

	Gothamist: Smart Loses in Men's Saber (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Keeth Smart, a native of Brooklyn, and former world number 1, lost yesterday in the men's saber competition.
		Since becoming #1 in 2003 - he has since slipped to 25th in the world - Smart has experienced immense pressure.
		It was thought that without the expectations, Smart could return to form.
	www.gothamist.com /archives/2004/08/15/smart_loses_in_mens_saber.php (315 words)

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