United States Fencing Association

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United States Fencing Association
Founded 1891
Place of foundation new York
Members approx. 35000 (2012)
Association headquarters Colorado Springs
Homepage http://www.usfencing.org/

The United States Fencing Association (USFA) is the umbrella organization for the sport of fencing in the United States. It was founded in 1891 and had around 35,000 members in 2013. The current president is Donald Anthony Jr. , and the general secretary is Kris Ekeren (as of 2014). The USFA is a member of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime and the continental association Confederación Panamericana de Esgrima .

history

The United States Fencing Association was founded in 1891 by New York fencers as the Amateur Fencers League of America . In 1900 American fencers took part in the Olympic Games for the first time. The association joined the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, founded in the same year, as early as 1913 . In 1958 the USFA organized a fencing world championship in Philadelphia for the first time , another followed in 1989 in Denver . In 1981 the current name was adopted, in 1982 a national training center opened in Colorado Springs .

The fencers represented by the USFA won a total of 21 medals at the Olympic Games (2 gold, 7 silver, 12 bronze). Both gold medals and four other medals come from the women's saber, which has only been an Olympic discipline since 2004 .

organization

There are currently around 35,000 registered members (as of 2013). The USFA is managed by a Board of Directors and has a national office in Colorado Springs. A special feature of the USFA is that tournaments and fencers are classified according to performance (fencers from performance class E to performance class A, tournaments from E1 to A4).

See also

List of fencing associations

Web links

Official website

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b USFA Current Membership Listing. USFA, 2013, accessed July 25, 2014 .
  2. ↑ FIE Statutes, p. 50. (PDF; 238 kB) 2014, accessed on October 18, 2015 .
  3. ↑ USFA History. USFA, 2014, accessed July 25, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Classification Reference Chart. (PDF; 70 kB) 2014, accessed on July 25, 2014 .