Gay Jacobsen D'Asaro
Encyclopedia
Gay Kristine Jacobsen D'Asaro (now Gay MacLellan) is an American
Olympic foil
fencer
.
She attended and fenced at the University of California at Santa Barbara from 1972–74 and fenced for San Jose State University
in late the 1970s and early 1980s. She holds a record for two National Titles, and was a 1-rated Referee. She was inducted into the USFA Hall of Fame
in 2004. As a child, she lived in Ripon, California
, and later, lived in Ashland, Oregon
, where she taught private fencing lessons. She was a student of coach Michael D'Asaro Sr.
, whom she later married. As of 2006, she no longer uses last name D'Asaro, and now goes by her married name: Gay (Jacobsen) MacLellan.
United States
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Olympic foil
Foil (fencing)
A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...
fencer
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
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She attended and fenced at the University of California at Santa Barbara from 1972–74 and fenced for San Jose State University
San José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
in late the 1970s and early 1980s. She holds a record for two National Titles, and was a 1-rated Referee. She was inducted into the USFA Hall of Fame
USFA Hall of Fame
This is a list of the members of the United States Fencing Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame itself is on display at the Museum of American Fencing, in Shreveport, Louisiana.-1963-1978:...
in 2004. As a child, she lived in Ripon, California
Ripon, California
Ripon is a city located in . The population was 14,297 at the 2010 census.-History:Ripon, on the site previously known as Murphy's Ferry, Stanislaus City, & Stanislaus Station, was renamed for , which was itself named for a city in Yorkshire, England...
, and later, lived in Ashland, Oregon
Ashland, Oregon
Ashland is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States, near Interstate 5 and the California border, and located in the south end of the Rogue Valley. It was named after Ashland County, Ohio, point of origin of Abel Helman and other founders, and secondarily for Ashland, Kentucky, where other...
, where she taught private fencing lessons. She was a student of coach Michael D'Asaro Sr.
Michael D'Asaro Sr.
Michael D'Asaro Sr. was an American fencing master and coach.D'Asaro was a Pan American, U.S., and World Military Sabre Champion, and had the particular distinction of being perhaps the last top-level three-weapon competitor He was also a fencing coach at San Jose State University.-Sabre:* 1960...
, whom she later married. As of 2006, she no longer uses last name D'Asaro, and now goes by her married name: Gay (Jacobsen) MacLellan.
Accomplishments
- 1973 "Under 20" National Champion
- 1973 World Championships
- 1974 U.S. Women's Foil National Champion
- 1975 NIWFA Pan American Team Member
- 1976 U.S. Olympic Team Foil Fencer
- 1978 U.S. Women's Foil Champion
- 1979 NIWFA Pan American Team Member (won Bronze medal)
- 1980 U.S. Olympic Team Foil Fencer
- Because of Jimmy CarterJimmy CarterJames Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
's ban on the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic GamesOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, D'Asaro and the rest of her Olympic Fencing team did not compete in the games.
Honors
- UC Santa Barbara Hall of Fame (Fencing 1972-74)
- 2001-2005 Appointed to USFA Fencing Officials Commission
- 2002 Olympian Procession at Oregon Sports Authority
- 2004 Inducted into USFA (United States Fencing Association) Hall of FameUSFA Hall of FameThis is a list of the members of the United States Fencing Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame itself is on display at the Museum of American Fencing, in Shreveport, Louisiana.-1963-1978:...
Academic work
- A History of the Amateur Fencers League of AmericaAmateur Fencers League of AmericaThe Amateur Fencers League of America, or AFLA, was founded on April 22, 1891 in New York City by a group of fencers seeking independence from the Amateur Athletic Union. As early as 1940, the AFLA was recognized by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime and the United States Olympic Committee...
- D'Asaro, G.K.J. 1983. A history of the Amateur Fencers League of America. Unpublished thesis, Ph.D. dissertation. (U860 .D37, San Jose State University)