1
Helene Mayer
(German Fencer Who Won the Gold Medal at the 1928 Olympics)
21
6
Birthdate: December 20, 1910
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Offenbach am Main, Germany
Died: October 10, 1953
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
2
Mariel Zagunis
(American Sabre Fencer and Two-Time Olympic Champion in the Individual Sabre)
21
8
Birthdate: March 3, 1985
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
3
Gerek Meinhardt
(American Fencer)
23
8
Birthdate: July 27, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
4
Olha Kharlan
(Ukrainian Right-Handed Sabre Fencer)
21
3
Birthdate: September 4, 1990
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
5
Edoardo Mangiarotti
(Italian Fencer)
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3
Birthdate: April 7, 1919
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Renate, Italy
Died: May 25, 2012
6
Aladár Gerevich
(Hungarian Fencer)
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3
Birthdate: March 16, 1910
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Jászberény, Hungary
Died: May 14, 1991
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
7
Valentina Vezzali
(Italian Politician and Retired Fencer)
30
4
Birthdate: February 14, 1974
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Iesi, Italy
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
8
Beatrice Vio
(Italian Wheelchair Fencer and Paralympic Gold Medalist)
23
4
Birthdate: March 4, 1997
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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Bob Anderson
(British Olympic Fencer and a Renowned Film Fight Choreographer)
20
4
Birthdate: September 15, 1922
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gosport, Hampshire, England
Died: January 1, 2012
10
Lee Kiefer
(American Right-Handed Foil Fencer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
21
4
Birthdate: June 15, 1994
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
11
Thomas Bach
(German Former Olympic Foil Fencer and 9th President of the International Olympic Committee)
22
4
Birthdate: December 29, 1953
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
12
Rubén Limardo
(Venezuelan Left-Handed Epée Fencer Who Won Venezuela an Olympic Gold After Forty-Four Years)
15
3
Birthdate: August 3, 1985
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
Epée fencer Rubén Limardo is most-noted for winning Venezuela an Olympic Gold medal after a forty-four year gap at 2012 Summer Olympics. It was the first-ever fencing medal earned by Venezuela and Latin America's first Olympic gold medal in épée in 108 years. Other feats of Rubén include becoming four-time individual Pan American champion and five-time team Pan American champion.
13
Andre Spitzer
(Israeli Fencing Master and Coach of Israel’s 1972 Summer Olympics Team)
19
4
Birthdate: July 4, 1945
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Timișoara, Romania
Died: September 6, 1972
Andre Spitzer was a fencing master who served as the coach of Israel's 1972 Summer Olympics team. He served in the Israeli Air Force before studying fencing at Israel's National Sport Academy. He became Israel’s top fencing instructor at the age of 27. He was killed in the terrorist attack known as the Munich massacre.
14
Peter Westbrook
(American Former Sabre Fencing and Businessman)
21
3
Birthdate: April 16, 1952
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
15
Wang Ruiji
(Chinese Fencer)
19
4
Birthdate: February 17, 1957
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: China
Wang Ruiji is a popular mainland fencer, who is also known as the father of rapper and budding fencer Jackson Wang. He is married to world champion gymnast Sophia Chow. Apart from representing the Chinese national fencing team, he has also won an Asian Games gold medal.
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Sofya Velikaya
(Russian Sabre Fencer)
14
3
Birthdate: June 8, 1985
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
17
Pavel Kolobkov
(Russian Epée Fencer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
22
3
Birthdate: September 22, 1969
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
18
Cosmo Duff-Gordon
(Sportsman)
19
4
Birthdate: July 22, 1862
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 20, 1931
19
Fiore dei Liberi
(Italian Fencing Master)
19
4
Birthdate: 1350 AD
Birthplace: Cividale del Friuli, Italy
Died: 1409 AD
20
Áron Szilágyi
(Hungarian Right-Handed Sabre Fencer)
20
6
Birthdate: January 14, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
21
David Bernier
(Puerto Rican Politician, Dentist, and Former Fencer)
18
4
Birthdate: January 21, 1977
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Patillas, Puerto Rico
22
Britta Heidemann
(German éPée Fencer)
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3
Birthdate: December 22, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
23
C. A. Bhavani Devi
(Fencer)
18
4
Birthdate: August 27, 1993
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
24
Arianna Errigo
(Italian Left-Handed Foil and Olympic Gold Medalist)
14
3
Birthdate: June 6, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Monza, Italy
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
25
Aldo Nadi
(One of the Greatest Italian Fencers of All Time)
18
2
Birthdate: April 29, 1899
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
Died: November 10, 1965
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
26
Elisa Di Francisca
(Italian Former Foil Fencer, Olympic Champion, World Champion and Three-Time European Champion)
16
3
Birthdate: December 13, 1982
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jesi, Italy
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
27
Vladimir Smirnov
(Russian Foil Fencer)
20
4
Birthdate: May 20, 1954
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rubizhne, Ukraine
Died: July 28, 1982
28
Tim Morehouse
(American Fencer)
14
3
Birthdate: July 29, 1978
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Monica Aksamit
(American Olympic Saber Fencer)
19
3
Birthdate: February 18, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Ana Maria Popescu
(Romanian Epée Fencer)
18
4
Birthdate: November 26, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Ana Maria Popescu is a Romanian fencer best known for winning a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games. She has also won a silver medal each at the 2008 and 2020 Olympics. A two-time world champion and seven-time European champion, Ana Maria Popescu is much-respected in the world of fencing.
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Pál Schmitt
(President of Hungary (2010 - 2012) and Former Olympic Fencer)
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4
Birthdate: May 13, 1942
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Pál Schmitt hasn’t just served Hungary as its president, but has also won 2 Olympic gold medals as a fencer. He was also a member of the IOC and has been the Magyar Olympic Committee’s general secretary. Additionally, he has served his country as its ambassador to Spain, Switzerland, and Andorra.
32
Laura Flessel-Colovic
(French Politician and Fencer)
2
6
Birthdate: November 6, 1971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Petit-Bourg, France
33
Stanislav Pozdnyakov
(Russian Former Fencer, a Five-Time Olympian (1992–2008) and Five-Time Olympic Medalist)
13
2
Birthdate: September 27, 1973
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Novosibirsk, Russia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
34
Alexander Massialas
(American Right-Handed Foil Fencer)
18
6
Birthdate: April 20, 1994
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
35
Richard Gomez
(Filipino Actor, Director, Television Presenter, Épée Fencer, and Politician)
22
4
Birthdate: April 7, 1966
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Manila, Philippines
Richard Gomez is a Filipino actor, director, television presenter, épée fencer, and politician. He is best known for his service as the Mayor of Ormoc from 2016 to 2022. He achieved popularity as a fencer in 2005, when he won a gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games. Gomez has also won many acting honors, including several Gawad Urian Awards.
36
Sada Jacobson
(American Fencer and Olympic Medalist)
14
2
Birthdate: February 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
37
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
(French Violinist, Composer, and Foil Fencer)
20
8
Birthdate: December 25, 1745
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Baillif, Guadeloupe
Died: June 10, 1799
38
Nedo Nadi
(One of the Best Italian Fencers of All Time)
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2
Birthdate: June 9, 1894
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
Died: January 29, 1940
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
39
Ibtihaj Muhammad
(American Sabre Fencer Known for Being the First Muslim American Woman to Wear a Headscarf in the Olympics)
22
8
Birthdate: December 4, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Maplewood, New Jersey, United States
Ibtihaj Muhammad is an American sabre fencer. An important member of the US fencing team, Muhammad is the first Muslim woman to wear a hijab while competing in the Olympics for the United States. In 2016, she became the first Muslim American woman to win an Olympic medal while wearing a hijab; she won a bronze medal for her team.
40
Miles Chamley-Watson
(American Right-Handed Foil Fencer and 11-Time Team Pan American Champion)
36
4
Birthdate: December 3, 1989
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
41
Alexandre Lippmann
(French épée Fencer)
19
6
Birthdate: June 11, 1881
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 23, 1960
42
Oh Sang-uk
(South Korean Right-Handed Sabre Fencer)
12
2
Birthdate: September 30, 1996
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Daejeon, South Korea
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
43
Inna Deriglazova
(Russian Right-Handed Foil Fencer)
17
3
Birthdate: March 10, 1990
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kurchatov, Kursk Oblast, Russia
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
44
Kinmont Hoitsma
(American Fencer)
17
3
Birthdate: April 10, 1934
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cooperstown, New York, United States
Died: September 30, 2013
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
45
Avigail Alfatov
(Fencer)
17
3
Birthdate: February 28, 1996
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Acre, Israel
The daughter of Ukrainian immigrants in Israel, Avigail Alfatov has donned many hats already. Apart from being an Israeli fencing champion, she is also a beauty queen and has represented Israel in the 2015 Miss Universe pageant. She has also briefly served the Israeli Air Force.
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Johan Harmenberg
(Fencer)
16
2
Birthdate: September 8, 1954
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
47
Daniele Garozzo
(Italian Right-Handed Foil Fencer)
17
3
Birthdate: August 4, 1992
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Acireale, Italy
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
48
Race Imboden
(American Left-Handed Foil Fencer)
19
6
Birthdate: April 17, 1993
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
49
Richard Bonehill
(British Actor, Stuntman, Fencer and Fencing Coach)
17
3
Birthdate: 1948 AD
Birthplace: Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Died: February 4, 2015
50
Vivian Kong
(Fencer)
16
3
Birthdate: February 8, 1994
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
