John Moreau | |
Birth Date: | 10 April 1951 |
Birth Place: | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
Sport: | Fencing |
John Moreau (born April 10, 1951) is an American fencer and modern pentathlete.[1] [2] He competed in the team épée event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[3] He has worked as a coach in fencing and modern pentathlon, and is the head fencing coach at the University of the Incarnate Word.[4] He is a seven time national champion in the team épée event.[5]
Moreau was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1951,[1] and started fencing in 1970.[6] From 1969 to 1972, he attended Binghamton University,[7] competing in multiple sports including fencing, running and swimming.[1] In 1970 and 1971, he was the team MVP at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.[1] He later graduated from Binghamton after a spell in the army,[1] and went on to study at Southwest Texas State University.[1]
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Moreau competed in the men's team épée event,[1] [8] with the United States finishing in tenth place.[9] He was also part of the US team for the same event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, but he did not feature in any bouts.[10]
While at Southwest Texas State University, Moreau became a fencing coach.[1] The university's team won thirteen state titles from 1984 to 1997 under his leadership.[1] [5] Moreau also coached the US Modern Pentathlon Olympic team.[5] He was later inducted into the hall of fame at Binghamton University.[1] Moreau was ranked the number one international judge in the United States for the modern pentathlon, officiating at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] He is also a black belt in karate.[11]