The US Olympic Fencing Team cadre of 36 individuals has been announced and posted. Along with the 12 athletes competing in the individual and team competitions are the 3 team alternates plus another 3 training partners and 10 coaches.
2008 U.S. Olympic Fencing Team | |||||
Roster | |||||
NAME | WEAPON | POSITION | COMPETITION DATE(s) | ||
Individual | Team | ||||
OLYMPIC TEAM | |||||
Sada | Jacobson | Women’s Sabre | Athlete | 9-Aug | 14-Aug |
Rebecca | Ward | Women’s Sabre | Athlete | 9-Aug | 14-Aug |
Mariel | Zagunis | Women’s Sabre | Athlete | 9-Aug | 14-Aug |
Seth | Kelsey | Men’s Epee | Athlete | 10-Aug | DNQ |
Emily | Cross | Women’s Foil | Athlete | 11-Aug | 16-Aug |
Erinn | Smart | Women’s Foil | Athlete | 11-Aug | 16-Aug |
Hanna | Thompson | Women’s Foil | Athlete | 11-Aug | 16-Aug |
Tim | Morehouse | Men’s Sabre | Athlete | 12-Aug | 17-Aug |
Jason | Rogers | Men’s Sabre | Athlete | 12-Aug | 17-Aug |
Keeth | Smart | Men’s Sabre | Athlete | 12-Aug | 17-Aug |
Kelley | Hurley | Women’s Epee | Athlete | 13-Aug | NA |
Gerek | Meinhardt | Men’s Foil | Athlete | 13-Aug | NA |
Arkady | Burdan | Women’s Sabre | Coach | 9-Aug | 14-Aug |
Yury | Gelman | Men’s Sabre | Coach | 12-Aug | 17-Aug |
Ed | Korfanty | Women’s Sabre | Coach | 9-Aug | 14-Aug |
Greg | Massialas | Men’s Foil | Coach | 13-Aug | NA |
Michael | Pederson | Women’s Foil | Coach | 11-Aug | 16-Aug |
Jeff | Bukantz | Team Captain | |||
Ron | Herman | Armorer | |||
Robert | Largman | Team Leader | |||
Doug | Rank | USOC Trainer | |||
SUPPORT TEAM | |||||
Dagmara | Wozniak | Women’s Sabre | Replacement Athlete | NA | 14-Aug |
Doris | Willette | Women’s Foil | Replacement Athlete | NA | 16-Aug |
James | Williams | Men’s Sabre | Replacement Athlete | NA | 17-Aug |
Courtney | Hurley | Women’s Epee | Training Partner | NA | NA |
Cody | Mattern | Men’s Epee | Training Partner | NA | NA |
Martino | Minuto | Men’s Foil | Training Partner | NA | NA |
Bob | Hurley | Women’s Epee | Coach | 13-Aug | NA |
Daniel | Costin | Men’s Sabre | Personal Coach | ||
Tracy | Hurley | Women’s Epee | Personal Coach | ||
Buckie | Leach | Women’s Foil | Personal Coach | ||
Michael | Petin | Women’s Foil | Personal Coach | ||
Lorenzo | Gonzalez | Personal Trainer | |||
Cecil | Bleiker | Olympic Press Officer / Media Relations | |||
Andrea | Lagan | BNU Coordinator | |||
Jim | Page | USOC Fencing Liaison |