Gay Jacobsen D'Asaro

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Gay Kristine Jacobsen D'Asaro, an American Olympic Foil fencer (Fencing), attended the University of California at Santa Barbara in the 1970s. Fenced for San Jose State University in late the 1970s. She holds a record for 2 National Titles. Lived in Ripon, CA as a child, and later, lived in Ashland, Oregon, where she taught private fencing lessons. Student of Coach Michael D'Asaro Sr. Later married D'Asaro. Her stepson, Michael D'Asaro Jr. is a fellow fencer of much renown (sabre).

Possible spelling of name is: Gay Jacobson D'Asaro. No longer uses last name "D'Asaro."

Now uses married name: Gay (Jacobsen) MacLellan

Olympic Tragedy
Due to Jimmy Carter's ban on the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Games, D'Asaro and the rest of her team did not compete in the games.

Accomplishments
-1974 U.S. Women's Foil Champion
-1975 NIWFA Pan American Team Member
-1976 U.S. Olympic Team Foil Fencer
-1978 U.S. Women's Foil Champion
-1979 NIWFA Pan American Team Member
-1980 U.S. Olympic Team Foil Fencer

Honors
-UC Santa Barbara Hall of Fame
-2001-2005 Appointed to USFA Fencing Officials Commission
-2002 Olympian Procession at Oregon Sports Authority
-2004 Inducted into USFA (United States Fencing Association) Hall of Fame

Academic Work
-A History of the Amateur Fencers League of America
D'Asaro, G.K.J. 1983. A history of the Amateur Fencers League of America. Unpublished thesis, Ph.D. dissertation. (U860 .D37, San Jose State University)

Former Students
Brady Brim-DeForest
Ben Beecher
Skyler Giardano
Deborah Bjonerud
Jeff Richardson