Denise O'Connor (born May 18, 1935) is an American former fencer. She competed for the United States in the women's team foil events at the 1964 and 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Born | Bayonne, New Jersey, United States | May 18, 1935
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Country | United States |
Sport | Fencing |
Now coaching | Brooklyn College women's team |
She also fenced in five World Championships (1965, '66, '69, '70, '75), and the 1975 Pan American Games in which she won a bronze medal.[2] She was coach of the Brooklyn College women's fencing team for over a decade, ultimately becoming the college’s Assistant Director of Athletics.[2] In 1975 and 1976, she was National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association College Coach of the Year.[2][3]
O'Connor has been a resident of Bayonne, New Jersey.[4]