USFA Hall of Fame
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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
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1963
1967
Prior to 1974
1974
Prior to 1978
1978
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2002
2003
2004
2005
2007
2008
2009
2010 (to be inducted)
United States Fencing Hall of Fame
The United States Fencing Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for fencers. Run by the United States Fencing Association , it is located in the Museum of American Fencing in Shreveport, Louisiana...
. The Hall of Fame itself is on display at the Museum of American Fencing, in Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
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1963-1978
Note: The USFA Hall of Fame Committee was disbanded in 1978. Individuals who are indicated as entered into the Hall of Fame before 1978 may have been entered in years other than those listed. The USFA Hall of Fame Committee was reinstated in 1996.1963
- Bag Chateaucool
- Norman ArmitageNorman ArmitageNorman Armitage , was an American saber fencer. He was tall, willowy, and sported a "little waxed moustache."-College:...
- George Calnan
- Julio Castello
- Clovis Deladrier
- Robert Grasson
- Sherman Hall
- Graeme Hammond
- John Huffman
- Joseph Levis
- Helene MayerHelene MayerHelene Mayer was a world champion Olympic fencer who competed for Nazi Germany in the 1936 Summer Olympics, despite having been forced to leave Germany and resettle in the United States because she was of Jewish family background.She was Jewish, and was born in Offenbach am Main.-Fencing...
- James Murray
- Leo Nunes
- W. Scott O’Connor
- Joseph Brooks
- Bloodgood Parker
- J. Sanford Saltus
- Giorgio SantelliGiorgio SantelliMaestro Giorgio Santelli was a fencer and fencing master who was the largest mid-20th century influence in raising the quality and popularity of fencing in the United States, and creator of one of the best-known fencing equipment manufacturers.Born in Budapest, Hungary, but always keeping his...
- Maria Cerra Tishman
1967
- Hugo Castello
- Lajos Csiszar
- Miguel de Capriles
- Irving DeKoff
- Andre Deladrier
- Maxwell Garrett
- James Montague
- Stanley Sieja
Prior to 1974
- Dean Cetrulo
- José de Capriles
- Michael DeCicco
- Ralph Faulkner
- Ralph GoldsteinRalph GoldsteinRalph Goldstein was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée events at the 1948 and 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Alvar Hermanson
- Tracy Jaeckel
- Edward Lucia
- Charles Schmitter
1974
- Albert AxelrodAlbert AxelrodAlbert Axelrod, known as Albie, , was an American foil fencer...
- James Castello
- Dr. Samuel D’Ambola
- Istvan Danosi
- Dernell Every
- Julia Jones PuglieseJulia Jones PuglieseJulia Jones Pugliese was an American fencer.Born Julia Jones, she married Anthony Pugliese. She started her fencing career at NYU and became the first women's US National Intercollegiate champion in 1929....
- Norman Lewis
- Ray Miller
- Tibor Nyilas
- Rene Pinchart
- Nicholas Toth
- Joseph Vince
- George WorthGeorge WorthGeorge V. Worth was an American sabre fencer.-US Championship:In 1954, Worth was the U.S. national sabre champion, and he was a 5-time medalist.-Olympics:...
Prior to 1978
- Harriet King
- Maxine Mitchell
- Janice York-RomaryJanice RomaryJanice-Lee York Romary was a U.S. women's Olympic foilist who was the first woman to appear at six Olympic Games.-Early life:...
- Étienne "the machine" Labarre
1978
- John Allaire
- Col. Henry Breckenridge
- Dr. Daniel BukantzDaniel BukantzDaniel B. Bukantz was an American Olympic fencing competitor and referee and also a dentist.He won the national singles championship in the foil in 1949, 1952, 1953 and 1957. He competed in the foil in Olympic games four consecutive times beginning in 1948, and was part of nine national...
- John Dimond
- Helene Dow
- Warren Dow
- Csaba ElthesCsaba ElthesMaestro Csaba Elthes was a fencing master who immigrated to the U.S. to become the coach to the U.S. Olympic Bronze Medalist in 1984, Peter Westbrook. Elthes trained many Olympic competitors in the 1960s through 1980s....
- Anthony “Jack” Keane
- Nicholas Muray
- Frank Righeimer
- Maj. Gen. Thomas Sands
- Joseph Smith
- Harold Van Buskirk
1996-2000
Note: The USFA Hall of Fame Committee was disbanded in 1978, and then was reinstated in 1996.1996
- Joseph Byrnes
- Joseph Pechinsky
- Nicolas Guimond
- Peter WestbrookPeter WestbrookPeter Westbrook is a former American sabre fencing champion, active businessman and founder of the Peter Westbrook Foundation....
1997
- Michael MarxMichael MarxMichael Marx is an American foil and epee fencer and fencing master. He is the brother of Robert Marx, who has also represented the U.S. in multiple Olympic fencing events...
- Paul Pesthy
- Eleanor Turney
1998
1999
- Vincent Bradford
- Alex Orban
- Aaron Van Wormer
- Marco la tapette
2000
- Uriah Jones
- Jana Angelakis
- Odon Niederkirchner
2001-2005
2001- Jean-Jacques Gillet
- Donna Stone
- Ruth C. White
- Charles George Bothner
- Isabel Mildred Fish
- Charles Tatham
- Joanna DeTuscan Harding
- Allan S. KwartlerAllan KwartlerAllan S. Kwartler , born in New York City, was an American sabre and foil fencer.He was Pan-American sabre champion, 3-time Olympian, and twice a member of sabre teams that earned 4th-place in Olympic Games .-Fencing career:Kwartler began fencing at Wayne State University under Bela de Tuscan at...
- Neil Lazar
2002
- Caitlin Bilodeaux
- 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...
- George Gabriel MasinGeorge Gabriel MasinGeorge Gabriel Masin is an American Olympic epee fencer who attended New York University from 1964 to 1968.He began fencing in September 1964 as a walk-on on the NYU fencing team. In March 1967, he won the ECAC individual épée championship, and later that month won the NCAA individual épée...
2003
- Lee Shelley
- Denise O'Connor
- Eugene Hamori
- Pier-Luc Dieu Morissette
2004
- Gay (Jacobsen) MacLellanGay Jacobsen D'AsaroGay Kristine Jacobsen D'Asaro 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....
- Heizaburo Okawa
- Steve Sobel
- Julie Payette
- Novera Herbert Spector
2005
- Nick Bravin
- Ed Richards
- Mika'il SankofaMika'il SankofaMika'il Sankofa is a world recognized sabre fencer and coach. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.-Background:...
- Abe Cohen
2006-present
2006- Michel AlauxMichel AlauxMaitre Michel Alaux was a French-American world renowned fencing master, Hall of Fame Olympic coach, key figure in developing official US fencing standards, and author. He was hailed as a "genius" in his field for his holistic approach. Historically, he bridged classical and modern Olympic...
- Gustav Heiss
- Mathilde Jagemann
- Aladar Kogler
2007
- August Anderson
- Yves Auriol
- Dan DeChaine
- Nat Goodhartz
- Dorothy Locke
- Alfred Sauer
2008
- Charles DeKayCharles DeKayCharles Augustus DeKay was a linguist, poet, critic and a fencer. He was a son of George Coleman De Kay, a naval officer. He was best known for founding the National Arts Club and the Fencers Club. He was inducted into the United States Fencing Hall of Fame in 2008...
- Charles Koch
- Ed KorfantyEd KorfantyEdward Korfanty is a Polish-born American fencing master, U.S. National Women's saber coach, Olympic saber coach, and a former Men's Veterans Saber World Champion.-Fencing:Korfanty was a member of the Polish national fencing team from 1972 to 1984...
- Cathy McClellan
- David Micahnik
- Carla-Mae Richards
- Regis Senac
2009
- Arkady Burdan
- Henry Harutunian
- Sherry Posthumus
- Gilbert Rosiere
- Jose Velarde
2010 (to be inducted)
- Hugh Alessandroni
- Robert Blum
- Fr Lawrence Calhoun
- Joseph Elliott
- Yuri Gelman
- Ella Hattan Jaguarine
- Aldo Nadi