Greg Massialas
Gregory David Massialas (born May 20, 1956) is an American foil fencer and fencing coach.
| Greg Massialas | |
|---|---|
 Massialas at the Paris World Cup 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 20, 1956 Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Weapon | Foil |
Career
A reserve for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was set to make his Olympic début at the Moscow Games in 1980, but did not compete due to the 66-team boycott of the games.[1] He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal the same year.[2] He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.[3]
He is the founder and head coach of the Massialas Foundation (MTEAM), a fencing club in San Francisco. Since 2012 he is the national coach of the United States senior foil team, which includes his own son Alexander. He brought the club to a No.1 world ranking, with each of its four members ranking individually in the Top 10 and Miles Chamley-Watson winning the 2013 World Fencing Championships. Massialas' daughter Sabrina, now a senior, is also a high-level foil fencer.
References
- John Hickey (January 21, 2014). "Athletes recall 1980 Olympic boycott". San José Mercury News.
- Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
- "Greg Massialas Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
External links
- Greg Massialas at Olympedia
- the Massialas Foundation official website