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| Born | February 14, 1983 Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | sabre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nellya Fencers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Arkady Burdan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | rankings (archive) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sada Molly Jacobson (born February 14, 1983) is an American Olympic fencer. She is known for winning three Olympic medals. These include a silver medal in individual sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in individual sabre at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also won a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. In 2016, she was honored by being added to the United States Fencing Hall of Fame.
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Sada Jacobson's Early Life and Family
Sada Jacobson was born in Rochester, Minnesota. Her family has a strong connection to fencing. Her father, David Jacobson, was a fencer for the U.S. National team in 1974. He was also an All-American fencer at Yale University. Sada's mother, Tina Jacobson, also fenced competitively.
Sada has two sisters, Emily Jacobson and Jackie Jacobson, who are also fencers. Emily is also an Olympic team fencer and a Junior World Champion.
Education and Training
Sada grew up in Dunwoody, Georgia, and lived in Atlanta. She went to The Westminster Schools in Atlanta and finished in 2000. She later studied history at Yale University and graduated from Morse College.
Before attending college, Sada took a break to train full-time for the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also swam competitively for two years during high school.
Sada Jacobson's Fencing Career Highlights
Sada Jacobson started training at Nellya Fencers when she was young. Her coaches included Arkady Burdan from Nellya Fencers and Henry Hartunian at Yale.
College and Junior Success
Sada was a very successful fencer in college. She won the NCAA sabre championship twice for Yale University, in 2001 and 2002. As a freshman, she had a perfect 30–0 record in the regular season. She was named a 1st-team All-American. In her second year, she won the NCAA championship again with a 29–1 record.
She also achieved success as a junior fencer. In 2001, she became the Under-19 National Champion. In 2003, she won the World Junior Fencing Championships in women's sabre.
World Championships Achievements
Sada was part of the Senior World Championships team four times between 2000 and 2003. At just 17 years old, she helped the U.S. Women's Sabre team win a gold medal at the 2000 World Championship. She also earned a bronze medal in individual sabre at the 2006 World Fencing Championships.
In her first individual World Championships in 2001, she placed 12th. She improved to 5th place in both 2002 and 2003.
Pan American and National Titles
In 2003, Sada won the gold medal in sabre at the 2003 Pan American Games. She also won the U.S. women's sabre championship twice, in 2004 and 2006. In the 2004 final, she competed against her sister, Emily.
Sada was ranked as the number one fencer in the U.S. from June 2003 to October 2005.
Becoming World Number One
In 2004, at the age of 19, Sada Jacobson made history. She became the first American woman to be ranked number one in the world in sabre. She was only the second U.S. fencer ever to achieve this, after male fencer Keeth Smart.
Olympic Medals
Sada Jacobson won her first Olympic medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She earned a bronze medal in women's sabre. This was a special moment because it was the first time women's sabre was an Olympic event. Her match happened before the gold-silver match, making her the first women's sabre Olympic medalist ever.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Sada won two more medals. She earned a silver medal in individual sabre and a bronze medal in the team sabre event.
Life After Fencing
After the 2008 Olympic competitions, Sada Jacobson decided to retire from competitive fencing. She wanted to focus on her education and personal life.
She went to law school and earned a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 2011. In May 2009, she married Brendan Brunelle Bâby in Atlanta. He also fenced in college, competing in épée for Pennsylvania State University. As of 2015, Sada worked as a lawyer, handling commercial lawsuits.
Awards and Honors
Sada Jacobson has received many awards for her achievements:
- She received the Marty Glickman Award for the Outstanding Jewish Scholastic Athlete of the Year in both 2002 and 2005.
- In 2002, she was named Academic All-Ivy League.
- She was named the U.S. Fencer of the Year in 2003.
- Also in 2003, she was inducted into the U.S. National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. This hall recognizes great Jewish athletes.
- In 2012, she was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
- In 2016, she was inducted into the United States Fencing Hall of Fame.
See also
In Spanish: Sada Jacobson para niños
- List of select Jewish fencers
- List of Jewish Olympic medalists
- List of NCAA fencing champions
- List of USFA Division I National Champions
- List of USFA Hall of Fame members
