Jana Marie Angelakis (born January 1, 1962) is an American former
fencer. Angelakis qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's
boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. She was one of 461 athletes to receive a
Congressional Gold Medal
The Congressional Gold Medal is the oldest and highest civilian award in the United States, alongside the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It is bestowed by vote of the United States Congress, signed into law by the president. The Gold Medal exp ...
instead.
She did compete in the women's individual and team
foil
Foil may refer to:
Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine
* Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal
* Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food
* Tin foil, metal foil ma ...
events at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...
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See also
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List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians
The list of Pennsylvania State University Olympians is a list of former or current Pennsylvania State University, Penn State University students (129) and coaches and faculty members (12) who have appeared as athletes at the Olympic Games, plus on ...
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List of USFA Hall of Fame members
This is a list of the members of the United States Fencing Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame itself is on display at the Museum of American Fencing, in Shreveport, Louisiana.
1963–1978
''Note:'' The USFA Hall of Fame Committee was disbanded in 197 ...
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
American female foil fencers
Olympic fencers for the United States
Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Lynn, Massachusetts
Congressional Gold Medal recipients
Fencers at the 1983 Pan American Games
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in fencing
20th-century American sportswomen
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