Maher "Mauro" Hamza is a fencing coach who was born in

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. In 1994, Hamza coached at

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for one year. In August 1999, he established Salle Mauro in

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, Texas. Hamza also served as Fencing Program Coordinator at

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from 1998 to 2014. He spent three years serving the Southwest fencing community as volunteer Chairman of the Gulf Coast Division. Hamza was head coach of the 2001 United States Junior/Cadet national fencing team. Hamza was the Egyptian Olympic coach for the men’s and women’s foil teams at the Athens Olympics in 2004, and was the

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Men’s Foil National Coach 2009-10; then USA Foil Director for Men’s and Women’s National teams in 2010-11. In 2009, December 26 was declared “Mauro Hamza Day” by

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Bill White in recognition of his development of the sport of fencing in Houston.Bill White Proclaims December 26 Mauro Hamza Day in Houston, Texas

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Salle Mauro
Living people Egyptian male foil fencers Year of birth missing (living people) Rice University staff Fencing coaches Sportspeople from Houston {{Egypt-fencing-bio-stub