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
- Julia Jones -- NY Times Obit
- Pillar Achievement Bio
- NIFWA page on their founder, Julia Jones
- NYU Hall of Fame
- NIWFA Awards Page
- Julia Jones's page from the USFA Hall of Honor
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