This is a list of the members of the

United States Fencing Hall of Fame The United States Fencing Association (USFA) is the national governing body for the sport of fencing in the United States. The USFA was founded on April 22, 1891, as the Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) by a group of 20 New York City fen ...

. The Hall of Fame itself is on display at the

Museum of American Fencing The United States Fencing Association (USFA) is the national governing body for the sport of fencing in the United States. The USFA was founded on April 22, 1891, as the Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) by a group of 20 New York City fenc ...

, in

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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. Helene Mayer 1928

Giorgio Santelli fencing by Marvin Koner

;1963 *

Norman Armitage Norman Armitage (January 1, 1907, as Norman Cudworth Cohn, – March 14, 1972) was an American saber fencer. Early life Armitage, who was Jewish, was born in Albany, New York. Fencing career College Armitage began fencing for the Columbia L ...

* George Calnan *Julio Castello *Clovis Deladrier *Robert Grasson *Sherman Hall *Graeme Hammond *John Huffman *

Joseph Levis Joseph Levis (July 20, 1905, in Boston, MA – May 20, 2005) was an American foil fencer. He won nine national fencing championships, and participated in three Olympic Games representing the United States.http://usfencinghalloffame.com/index.php? ...

Helene Mayer Helene Julie Mayer (20 December 1910 – 10 October 1953) was a German-born fencer who won the gold medal at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, and the silver medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. She competed for Nazi Germany in Berlin, despit ...

*James Murray *Leo Nunes *William Scott O’Connor *Joseph Brooks Bloodgood Parker *John Sanford Saltus *

Giorgio Santelli ''Maestro'' Giorgio Santelli (25 November 1897 – 8 October 1985) was a fencer and fencing master who was part of the Italian team that won the gold medal in Men's team sabre at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was the largest mid-20th century ...

* Maria Cerra ;1967 *Hugo Castello *Lajos Csiszar *Miguel de Capriles *Irving DeKoff *Andre Deladrier *Maxwell Garret *James Montague *Stanley Sieja ;Prior to 1974 *Dean Cetrulo *José de Capriles *Michael DeCicco *Ralph Faulkner *

Ralph Goldstein Ralph Myer Goldstein (October 6, 1913 – July 25, 1997) was an American Olympic épée fencer. Early and personal life Goldstein was born in Malden, Massachusetts, and was Jewish.Albert Axelrod Albert "Albie" Axelrod (February 12, 1921 – February 24, 2004) was an American foil fencer. He was a five-time Olympian for the US, won a bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics, and was the only American men's foil fencer to reach the finals at the ...

*James Castello *Dr. Samuel D’Ambola *Istvan Danosi *Dernell Every *

Julia Jones Julia Jones (born January 23, 1981) is an American actress, known for playing Leah Clearwater in '' The Twilight Saga'' films and Kohana in the HBO series ''Westworld''. She also co-stars on '' Dexter: New Blood''. Early life and education Jul ...

* Norman Lewis *Ray Miller *Tibor Nyilas *Rene Pinchart *Nicholas Toth *Joseph Vince *

George Worth George Vitéz Worth (born György Woittitz; April 1, 1915 – January 15, 2006) was a Hungarian-born American sabre Olympic medalist fencer. Early and personal life Worth was born György Woittitz in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish. Because ...

;Prior to 1978 *Harriet King *Maxine Mitchell * Janice York Romary ;1978 *John Allaire *Henry Breckenridge *Dr.

Daniel Bukantz Daniel Bukantz (December 4, 1917 – July 26, 2008) was an American four-time individual United States national foil fencing champion, Maccabiah Games individual foil champion, four-time Olympic fencer, fencing referee, and a dentist. He has been ...

*John Dimond *Helena Mroczkowska Dow *Warren Dow *

Csaba Elthes ''Maestro'' Csaba Elthes (March 10, 1912 – November 8, 1995) was a fencing master who emigrated to the U.S. Elthes trained many Olympic competitors in the 1960s through 1980s, including the only U.S. Olympic fencing medalist of the period, Peter ...

*Jack Keane *

Nickolas Muray Nickolas Muray (born Miklós Mandl; 15 February 1892 – 2 November 1965) was a Hungarian-born American photographer and Olympic saber fencer. Early and personal life Muray was born in Szeged, Hungary, and was History of the Jews in Hungary, Je ...

*Frank Righeimer * 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 *

Peter Westbrook Peter Jonathan Westbrook (born April 16, 1952) is an American former sabre fencing champion, active businessman and founder of the Peter Westbrook Foundation. A former U.S. champion and Olympic medalist, Westbrook's career began when his Japanes ...

;1997 *

Michael Marx Michael Marx (born July 7, 1958) 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. Michael and his brother were taught to fence by ...

*Paul Pesthy *Eleanor Turney ;1998 *Irwin Bernstein *

Nikki Franke Nikki Franke (born March 31, 1951) is an American former fencer and fencing coach. She fenced for Brooklyn College, and was an All American. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and fenced at ...

Albertson Van Zo Post Albertson Van Zo Post (July 28, 1866 – January 23, 1938) was an American fencer and writer. He earned two gold medals in the 1904 Summer Olympics as well as a silver and two bronze medals, and also competed in the 1912 Summer Oly ...

;1999 *Vincent Bradford *Marco La Tapette *

Alex Orban Alex Orban (August 25, 1939 – December 2, 2021) was a Hungarian-American sabre fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968, 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. Orban also qualified for the 1980 Olympic t ...

*Aaron Van Wormer ;2000 *Uriah Jones *Jana Angelakis *Odon Niederkirchner

2001–2005

;2001 *Jean-Jacques Gillet *

Donna Stone Donna Stone is an American athlete who is a former Olympian fencer and USA Fencing Hall of Fame member. During her over 20 years competitive fencing carrier, Stone collected a World Championship 5th place, multiple Fencing World Cup medals, thr ...

*Dr. Ruth White *Charles Bothner *Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish * Charles Tatham *Joanna de Tuscan *

Allan Kwartler Allan S. Kwartler (nicknamed "Doc"; September 10, 1917 – November 11, 1998), 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 ...

*Neil Lazar ;2002 * Caitlin Bilodeau * Michael D'Asaro * George Masin ;2003 *

Lee Shelley Charles Lee Shelley (born May 17, 1956) is an American fencing, fencer. He competed in the épée events at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. See also *List of Princeton University Olympians *List of USFA Division I Natio ...

Denise O'Connor Denise O'Connor (born May 18, 1935) is an American former fencer. She competed for the United States in the women's team foil events at the 1964 and 1976 Summer Olympics. She also fenced in five World Championships (1965, '66, '69, '70, '75), ...

* Eugene Hamori ;2004 * Gay (Jacobsen) D'Asaro * Heizaburo Okawa *Steve Sobel *Herb Spector ;2005 *

Nick Bravin Eric Oliver "Nick" Bravin (born May 28, 1971) is an American fencer and lawyer.Bob Wechsler''Day by Day in Jewish Sports History''/ref> He was a four-time U.S. National Champion, a three-time NCAA National Champion, and a two-time Olympian. Ea ...

* Ed Richards *

Michael Lofton Mika'il Sankofa (born Michael Lofton, 10 December 1963 in Montgomery, Alabama) 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 During his ...

Abe Cohen Abraham Cohen (March 23, 1933 – March 8, 2001) was an American football guard who played one season with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 26th round of the 1955 NFL Draft. H ...

2006–present

;2006 * Michel Alaux *Gustave Heiss *Mathilde Jagemann *Aladar Kogler ;2007 *August Anderson *Yves Auriol *Dan DeChaine *Nat Goodhartz * Dorothy Locke * Alfred Sauer ;2008 *

Charles DeKay Charles Augustus de Kay (July 25, 1848 – May 23, 1935) was a linguist, poet, critic, and fencer. He was a son of George Coleman De Kay, a naval officer. He graduated from Yale College in 1868. He was best known for founding the National Sculp ...

*Charles Koch *

Ed Korfanty Edward Korfanty (born 1952) 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 ...

*Cathy McClellan *

David Micahnik David Micahnik (born November 5, 1938) is an American fencer and fencing coach. He was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and is Jewish. Biography Micahnik attended the University of Pennsylvania (1959), fencing for the University of Pennsylvani ...

*Carla-Mae Richards * Regis Senac ;2009 * Arkady Burdan *Henry Harutunian *Sherry Posthumus *Gilbert Rosiere *Jose Velarde ;2010 * Hugh Alessandroni *

Robert Blum Robert Blum (10 November 1807 – 9 November 1848) was a German democratic politician, publicist, poet, publisher, revolutionist and member of the National Assembly of 1848. In his fight for a strong, unified Germany he opposed ethnocentrism a ...

*Fr Lawrence Calhoun *Joseph Elliott *Yuri Gelman * Ella Hattan "La Jaguarina" *

Aldo Nadi Aldo Nadi (29 April 1899 – 10 November 1965) was one of the greatest Italian fencers of all time. Biography Aldo was born into a fencing family in Livorno, Italy, and both Aldo and his brother Nedo Nadi were fencers from a very young age. T ...

;2011 *Arthur St Clair Lyon *Tanya Adamovich *Delmar Calvert *

Ann Marsh Ann Marsh (born June 30, 1971) is an American fencer. She competed at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 2001 World Fencing Championships. She fenced for the Columbia Lions fencing te ...

* Stacey Johnson ;2012 *Henri Uyttenhove *Al Morales *

Ed Ballinger Edward Ballinger (born October 25, 1951) is an American fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He is married to Sally Pechinsky. He is retired from coaching at the Boston Fencing Club. He was el ...

* Sharon Monplaisir *

Carl Borack Carl Borack (born July 12, 1947) is an American former fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal in epee at the 1967 Pan American Games. In 1969 he won the US national foil cham ...

Felicia Zimmermann Felicia Zimmermann (born August 16, 1975) is an American fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Her sister Iris Zimmermann Iris Zimmermann (born January 6, 1981) is an Ameri ...

* Skip Shurtz ;2013 *

Larry Anastasi Larry Anastasi (born September 6, 1934) is an American foil and épée fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. On June 26, 2013, Anastasi was inducted into the United States Fencing Hall of Fame The United States Fencing As ...

Cliff Bayer Cliff Bayer (born June 24, 1977, in New York City) is an American two-time Olympian foil fencer. Early and personal life Bayer was born in New York City, and is Jewish. College In 1996, he was the NCAA Foil Champion while at the University of ...

* Hans Halberstadt *

Buckie Leach Anthony Buckie Leach (1958 – August 14, 2021) was an American foil fencing coach and fencer. He began fencing at age 12 and coaching at age 20. A coach for over 40 years, his students have found success on both the national and international le ...

*Leonardo Terrone *

Iris Zimmermann Iris Zimmermann (born January 6, 1981) is an American fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and she won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Fencing Championships. Her sister is Felicia Zi ...

;2014 * Ivan Lee *Richard Oles *

Erinn Smart Erinn Smart (born January 12, 1980Erinn Smart
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Keeth Smart Keeth Thomas Smart
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Edward Vebell Edward T. Vebell (May 25, 1921 – February 9, 2018) was an American fencing, fencer and illustrator. Early life Vebell was born in Chicago, to Lithuanian parents. He attended art school from the age of fourteen. Sport Vebell competed ...

Vladimir Nazlymov Vladimir Nazlymov (born November 1, 1945) (russian: Владимир Аливерович Назлымов) (Daghestan, USSR) - Sabre fencer and coach for USSR and later United States, to which he moved in 1991. Born in Makhachkala, Daghestan. ...

;2015 * Becca Ward *Simon Gershon *Marty Schneider *

Robert Cottingham Robert Cottingham (born 1935 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American artist known for his paintings and prints of urban American landscapes showing building facades, neon signs, movie marquees, railroad heralds and shop fronts.

*Michel Sebastiani ;2016 *

Emily Cross Emily Ruth Cross (born October 15, 1986) is a U.S. foil fencer who was a member of the 2008 Olympics U.S. Women's foil team. She is best known for helping win the team foil silver medal for the U.S. at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, along with teamma ...

Emily Jacobson Emily Phillipa Jacobson (born December 2, 1985, in Dunwoody, Georgia) is an American Olympic sabre fencer. She won a bronze medal in the 2003 Pan American Games, and was 2004 Junior World Champion in women's saber. Background Jacobson was bor ...

Sada Jacobson Sada Molly Jacobson (born February 14, 1983) is an American Olympic fencer. She is the 2008 Olympic Individual Sabre silver medalist in women's sabre (one of three Olympic medals), the 2004 Olympic Individual Sabre bronze medalist in women's ...

* Seth Kelsey *Ted Li *Les Stawicki ;2017 *

Molly Sullivan Molly Sullivan Sliney (born August 13, 1966) is a former American foil fencer, now working as a motivational speaker and fencing instructor. Sliney was a member of the 1988 and 1992 United States Olympic fencing teams. She also won two gold me ...

Greg Massialas Gregory David Massialas (born May 20, 1956) is an American foil fencer and fencing coach. Career A reserve for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was set to make his Olympic début at the Moscow Games in 1980, but was prevented from do ...

Cody Mattern Cody Mattern (born February 23, 1981) is an American fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He coached at the Northwest Fencing Center, in Beaverton, Oregon. Fencing He started fencing at No ...

*Emmanuil Kaidanov *Eric Sollee * George Kolombatovich ;2018 * Ann O'Donnell (Russell) *

Soren Thompson Soren Hunter Miles Sussman Thompson (born May 5, 1981) is an American épée fencer, team world champion, and two-time Olympian. He represented the United States in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, where he reached the quarterfinals and came in 7t ...

*Ro Sobalvarro * George Breed ;2019 *

Paul Apostol Paul Apostol (born October 23, 1945) is an American fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. A resident of Wyckoff, New Jersey Wyckoff is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. sta ...

Dan Kellner Daniel Kellner (born April 16, 1976, in Livingston, New Jersey) is an American Olympic Foil (fencing), foil Fencing, fencer. He has won gold and silver medals at the Pan American Games, and a gold medal at the Maccabiah Games. Early life Kellne ...

Jon Normile Jon Normile (born July 20, 1967) is an American fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He fenced for the Columbia Lions fencing team. Normile graduated from Columbia University with a B.S. in civil eng ...

* Rob Stull *Jerzy Grzymski *William Reith *Jeff Wolfe ;2020 * Akhi Spencer-El *

Steve Mormando Steve Mormando (born August 14, 1955) is an American fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. He was the national champion in the sabre in 1987. He is also a successful fencing coac ...

*Justin Tausig *Gerald Cetrulo *Tony Orsi

Footnotes

External links

US Fencing Hall of Fame

USFA Roll of Honor

Museum of American Fencing
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