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US Fencing Team Roster for Beijing
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 |
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