Denise O'Connor explained

Denise O'Connor
Birth Date:18 May 1935
Birth Place:Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
Country:United States
Sport:Fencing
Coaching:Brooklyn College women's team

Denise O'Connor (born May 18, 1935) is an American former fencer. She competed for the United States in the women's team foil events at the 1964 and 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

She also fenced in five World Championships (1965, '66, '69, '70, '75), and the 1975 Pan American Games in which she won a bronze medal.[2] She was coach of the Brooklyn College women's fencing team for over a decade, ultimately becoming the college's Assistant Director of Athletics.[2] In 1975 and 1976, she was National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association College Coach of the Year.[2] [3]

O'Connor has been a resident of Bayonne, New Jersey.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Denise O'Connor Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043314/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/oc/denise-oconnor-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . December 22, 2010 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: Denise O'Connor High School Championships More Info :: FRED: Fencing Tournaments. askfred.net. February 7, 2018.
  3. Web site: O'Connor, Denise – US Fencing Hall of Fame. usfencinghalloffame.com. February 7, 2018.
  4. Staff. "New Jersey Sports; En Garde! Touchez!", The New York Times, April 3, 1973. Accessed February 7, 2018 ."As a result of his efforts and those of other fencing enthusiasts such as Evelyn Terhune of Mahwah, Irwin Bernstein of Westfield and Denise O'Connor of Bayonne-all top regional competitors-New Jersey now has a large number of devotees."

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