Los Altos teen foils his competition to strike gold at national fencing event in Minneapolis

by Rya Jetha, Bay City News August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

Luca Nicoletti of Los Gatos (right) squares off with Aden Soto-Ulev of Redwood City in the Y12 Men's Foil Final at the Summer Nationals in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 11, 2022. His victory won him the gold medal and a spot on the U.S. team going to Lima, Peru, to participate in the Pan American Games later this year. (Photo courtesy of Tony Nicoletti)

Luca Nicoletti, 13, of Los Altos, recently won the gold medal in his age category at the USA Fencing Summer Nationals in Minneapolis, finishing his season as the top-ranked fencer nationally in the Y12 category.

Nicoletti has won six gold medals this season and 18 medals in the last year.

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