Weapon(s) Sabre, Foil, Épée | ||
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Hand Left (Taught in Left and Right) Died 12 December 2000, Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
Michael D'Asaro Sr. (March 14, 1938 – December 12, 2000) was an American fencing master and coach.
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D'Asaro was a Pan American, U.S., and World Military Sabre Champion, and had the particular distinction of being perhaps the last top-level three-weapon competitor.
He was also a fencing coach at San Jose State University.
Sabre
Foil
Nationals – 3rd, 1963, 1st (team) 1959.
Épée
Pan-American Games – 2nd (individual), 1st (team), 1959. Martini-Rossi – 3rd, 1963.
Coaching
Olympic Coach and member of the National Coaching Staff: 1976 Olympics, 1977 World University Games, 1975 and '79 Pan American Games, and 1973 and '74 Junior World Championships.
Honors
Inducted into the USFA Hall of Fame in 2002
He finished his coaching career at Westside Fencing Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Miscellaneous
His former wife, Gay Jacobsen D'Asaro was a member of the 1976 and 1980 US Women's Olympic Foil Teams. His son, Michael D'Asaro Jr., coaches in California at California Institute of Technology, Santa Barbara Fencing Academy and his soon to open club, Salle D'asaro.