Michael Marx
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Michael Marx, 8-time United States national men's foil champion and 5-time Olympian in both foil and epee (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996), is widely considered to be one of the greatest living American fencers. He is the brother of Robert Marx, who has also represented the U.S. in multiple Olympic fencing events. Marx received his Master of Arms degree in Poland in 1993 after spending several months studying under Professor Zbigniew Czajkowski at the Academy of Physical Education in Katowice. He served as vice president of the United States Fencing Association (USFA) from 1992 and 1996 and, in 1997, was inducted into the USFA Hall of Fame. In 2003 Michael was inducted into the State of Oregons Sports Hall of Fame. In recent years he has served as the U.S. national women's epee coach, and his students (including U.S. Team member Cody Mattern) have met success on the national and international levels. Today Marx is fencing master at Northwest Fencing Center in Beaverton, Oregon. Michael and his brother were taught to fence by their mother, fencing coach Colleen Olney - nicknamed "the mother of fencing in Oregon."
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