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Michael D'Asaro, Sr.

American fencer (1938-2000)

Born
14 March 1938, New York City
Died
12 December 2000, Los Angeles
Citizenship
United States
Sport
fencing
Occupation
fencer
Height
170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
72 kg (159 lb)

Michael D'Asaro Sr. (March 14, 1938 – December 12, 2000) was an American fencing master and coach.

D'Asaro was a Pan American Games, 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.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1960 Summer Olympics1960

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q3856151 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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