Julia Jones Pugliese

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Julia Jones Pugliese (May 9, 1909 – March 6, 1993) was an American fencer.

Born Julia Jones, she married Anthony Pugliese.

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[edit] Career

  • 1928: Founded (with Dorothy Hafner and Elizabeth Ross), the IWFA (later, NIWFA)
  • 1928: Winner, IWFA Individual Championship (and member of winning NYU team)
  • 1932-38: Coach of NYU team when it won IWFA championships in 1932, 1933, and 1938
  • 1956-93: Coach of Hunter College fencing teams
  • 1970: A Fencing Coach of World University Games team. Hunter team won NIFWA title, named NIFWA coach of the year.
  • 1977: United States women’s and men’s fencing coach at Maccabiah Games
  • 1981: United States women’s and men’s fencing coach at Maccabiah Games
  • 1992: NIFWA Coach of the Year

[edit] Hall of Fame and Awards

  • 1930: NYU Athletics Hall of Fame
  • USFA Hall of Honor
  • 2002: International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame "Pillar of Achievement"

[edit] Trivia

The Team Medals and Individual Foil Champion trophy for the NIWFA are named after Julia Jones (under her maiden name), and fashioned in her likeness.

[edit] External links

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