Mauro Hamza

Maher "Mauro" Hamza
Sport(s)	Fencing
Current position
Title	Head coach/U.S. National Head Coach
Team	Rice University
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2004 Egyptian National Foil Coach, 2012 U.S. National Head Foil Coach

Mauro Hamza is the United States national coach for Men's Foil Fencing for the 2012 Olympics in London^[1] and was the Egyptian national coach for men's foil for the 2004 Olympics in Athens. He resides in Houston, Texas and owns the Salle Mauro Fencing Academy in Houston which is part of the USFA's Gulf Coast division and Hamza is the fencing instructor at Rice University^[2] where he is trying to start an NCAA Fencing program. In 2009 Hamza received recognition by Houston mayor Bill White and was given his own holiday in recognition by the mayor, December 26.^[3] He is from Egypt and is married to Noura Younis who was an Egyptian National Champion women's fencer, together they have two children.

Students

Mauro has coached many top US fencers including Ben Parkins, Michael Dudey, and Steve Gerberman.

References

1. ^ US Fencing - National Coaches Announced July 28, 2009
2. ^ Rice University Rice's Hamza named men's foil coach for Team USA 9/4/2009
3. ^ Bill White Proclaims December 26 Mauro Hamza Day in Houston, Texas

External links

• Salle Mauro

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