Dorina Vaccaroni - Women's Fencing and Art

Event cost is $30. MFA will provide refreshments, including wine (soft drinks as well) and snacks for after the event. 30 minute Vaccaroni led workout at 7pm. After the workout, we will run the events as any regular USFA event, pools followed by 100% promotion to DEs. Referees will be provided to the best of our ability. The first event may be partially self directed but we'll strive to have enough referees. March will be a pilot. We hope April and May will be large events with significant media coverage, and hopefully USFA sanctioning soon. Join 4 time Olympian (Gold, Silver, Bronze) and former World Champion Maestra Dorina Vaccaroni as she runs a women's only fencing event, coinciding with MFA's second Friday San Rafael "Art Walk". Maestra Vaccaroni is a legendary fencing maestra and ultra cyclist from Mestra, Italy. She began competing at the international level in the late 1970’s. A pupil of the great Maestro Livio Di Rosa, she first participated in the World Championships in 1977, at the age of 13. She won the Italian youth title the following year, and the prestigious New York Martini Trophy. At 16 Dorina competed in the 1980 Moscow Olympics, placing 4th in individual and 5th in team. In 1981 she won the World Cup, followed a year later by her first of several European and World Championships. She continued her Olympic careers in Los Angeles (Bronze), Seoul Korea (Silver) and 1992 Barcelona (Gold). After the bronze in the World Cup team of 1993, Dorina left competition, only to return in 1998 to win the Italian title. Dorina began to devote herself to competitive cycling in 2000, taking many marathon victories and winning a master Italian title in the world category. She continues today competing in long distance road racing, including Ultra Cycling, winning the female division of the recent Ultracycle Dolomitica. Events Scheduled: Women's Epee Women's Foil Preregistration opens on 02/24/2017. Preregistration closes on 03/09/2017.