Michael Marx

Michael Marx (born July 7, 1958) is an American foil and epee fencer and fencing master. He is the brother of Robert Marx, who has also represented the U.S. in multiple Olympic fencing events. Michael and his brother were taught to fence by their mother, fencing coach Colleen Olney, who is considered by many prominent fencers to be "the mother of fencing in Oregon". Fencing career Marx won a silver medal in foil at the World University Games in 1985. He is an 8-time United States national men's foil champion (1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, and 1993). He is also a five-time Olympian in both foil and epee (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996). Although Marx qualified for the 1980 Olympic team he did not compete due to the Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal instead. Marx won the silver medal in team foil at the Pan American Games in 1979 and 1983, and the bronze in 1987. He won the bronze medal in individual foil in 1987. USFA He served as vice president of the United States Fencing Association (USFA) from 1992 and 1996. He is a staff member of the USFA Coaches College. Coaching career Marx received his Master of Arms degree in Poland in 1993 after spending several months studying under Prof. Zbigniew Czajkowski at the Academy of Physical Education in Katowice. In recent years he has served as the U.S. national women's épée coach, and his students have included U.S. Team member Cody Mattern.