Janice Romary
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Janice York Romary is a legendary U.S. Women's Olympic Foilist.
She competed in the 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics. As recognition for her extraordinary streak of Olympic appearances, Romary was honored at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 by being the first woman to carry the flag for the United States.
Romary's association with the Olympics and the sport of fencing continued well beyond her Olympic competition. She was women's administrator for the United States Olympic Committee for the Montreal Olympics in 1976, responsible for all U.S. women competitors, and she was commissioner of fencing for the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984.
Romary attended the University of Southern California from 1946-1949, where she fenced at the University of Southern California Fencing Club.
Romary was inducted into the USFA Hall of Fame in the 1970s.
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