by adminGreg | Jun 22, 2015 |
Maxine Mitchell Maxine Mitchell was a beloved fencing champion. She won the US National Women’s Foil title 4 times and competed at 4 Olympic Games. In 1952 in Helsinki, she finished in a 4 way tie for the Bronze medal. After touches were counted, she wound up in...
by adminGreg | Apr 6, 2015 |
Julie Moore-Selberg Julie was the second wife of Charles Selberg. They met in Fargo, ND, where Charlie had opened his first fencing salle. Julie was a National finalist in 1964 and was part of the Olympic Trials that took place at the 1964 World’s Fair in New...
by adminGreg | Feb 11, 2019 |
George Nonomura Growing up in San Francisco, George Nonomura’s parents exposed all their children to fencing at an early age. One of the youngest in the large family, George learned fencing at Halberstadt Fencers Club, learning from the succession of coaches at...
by adminGreg | Jan 16, 2015 |
Tomas Orley Tom Orley was a Hungarian-born sabre fencer and Gold medal winner of the 1954 Junior World Championship. A freedom fighter in the Hungarian revolution, he escaped Hungary and came to the US in 1956 and attended Stanford University. He won both Individual...
by adminGreg | Jan 11, 2015 |
Jan York Romary Janice Lee York Romary competed at 6 Olympic Games and was 10 times the US National Women’s Foil Champion. At both the 1952 and 1956 Olympics, she finished in 4th place. She began her fencing career at a young age under the tutelage of Ralph...
