Ibtihaj Muhammad (born December 4, 1985) is an American sabre fencer, author, entrepreneur and Olympic medalist.

[11] After graduating from Columbia High School in 2003, Muhammad attended Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where she was a three-time All-American.

As of 2017, she is a two-time National Champion (2009, 2017), a 19-time World Cup medalist, and has ranked as high as No.

Visibly Muslim (due to her hijab), Muhammad became "one of the best symbols against intolerance America can ever have", according to The Guardian in 2016.

[27][28] Muhammad released her debut memoir in 2018 titled PROUD: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream.