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Terry Kent	AJ Kitt	Buckie Leach	Ryan Lochte	Megan MacKenzie
Ann Marsh	Leslie Marx	Mike Marx	Betty Perkins	Pete Pfitzinger
Diann Roffe	Rich Saeger	Janice Smith	Joan Smith	Jenn Suhr
Terry Kent   Olympians, 1984/1988/1992 Summer Games-Canoeing  Right, at an event in Portland, Oregon, June 2013, click to enlarge. A 1981 graduate of Brighton High School, Terry was also a star wrestler before turning to canoeing. A word silver medalist in the sport, he was a three-time US Olympian- and just missed a bronze medal in the 1984 Los Angeles games. Terry served as the Executive Director of USA Canoe/Kayak and was the play-by-play announcer at the Olympic canoeing venues in Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008). Terry Kent Olympics statistics Section V Wrestling Hall of Fame Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame Bio, Cornell University Youtube, quick tip bent shaft 1280x720 4-3 Youtube, Mark Hoyt (testimonial for long time Brighton High School wrestling coach)
AJ Kitt Olympians, 1998/1992/1994/1998 Winter Games-Alpine Skiing Amateur Sports, Inducted 1999 The Gates native was a four-time Olympic downhill skier and is one of the few American men to win a World Cup race. He is one of three Rochestarians to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated . AJ Kitt Olympics statistics AJ Kitt International Ski Federation statistics Bio, US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Bio, Nagano 1998 Olympics, CNN/SI
Buckie Leach Olympians, 1996/2000/2004 Summer Games-Fencing Coach Right, with Felicia Zimmermann. Renowned as one of the most successful coaches of foil in the history of U.S. fencing history. His athletes, who include the Zimmermann sisters Felicia and Iris, have gone on to win multiple international medals. Leach has helped send six students to the Olympics and his coaching resume includes appearances in 1996, 2000 and 2004. A product of the Rochester Fencing Centre. Bio, Fencers Club US Fencing Hall of Fame Youtube, USA Fencing Hall of Fame - Buckie Leach Chicago Tribune, Touche! Sibling Fight Brings Out The Best Peter Westbrook Foundation USA Fencing Announces Six National Coaches for 2014-2016
Ryan Lochte Olympians, 2004/2008/2012 Summer Games-Swimming Born in Canandaigua, New York, he is a multiple world record holder and Olympic gold medalist. He has medaled in 11 of the 12 swimming events entered, in all collecting five gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze through the 2012 Olympics. Ryan Lochte Olympics statistics Website Twitter
Megan MacKenzie Olympians, 2007 Winter Games-Hockey Official Amateur Sports, Inducted 2007 A three-sport star at Bishop Kearney, MacKenzie went on to earn All-America honors in soccer at the University of Rochester. The first girl to play in Brighton Little League and boys youth hockey in the area, MacKenzie officiated women's hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. University of Rochester Athletic Hall of Fame Zoom info University of Rochester, Megan MacKenzie to Receive Wilmot Cancer Center Inspiration Award Wilmot Cancer Institute, Patient Stories, Megan MacKenzie Beats Breast Cancer
Ann Marsh Olympians, 1992/1996/2000 Summer Games-Fencing Ann, Felicia Zimmermann, Iris Zimmermann and Arlene Stevens at the 1990 Olympic games in Sydney, Australia. Ann Marsh Olympics statistics The Museum of American Fencing, Ann Marsh page Renaissance Fencing Club, Meet the Coaches University of Rochester, En garde, Doctor Youtube, Ann Marsh Interviewed by Andy Shaw at Summer Nationals 2011 usafencing.org, Ann Marsh-Senic Wins Athlete Election for USA Fencing Board of Directors
Leslie Marx Olympians, 1996 Summer Games-Fencing Bottom, competing in the 1996 Olympic games. Leslie Marx Olympics statistics Bio, Duke University Democrat and Chronicle, Scott Pitoniak, It's a (Marx) family affair for local couple Extended Bio, Duke University The Museum of American Fencing, Leslie Marx page Duke Sports Information, Marx Back At Fuqua After FCC Post Youtube, Leslie M. Marx (Duke University) - Learconference 2013 - Coordinated effects
Michael Marx Olympians, 1984/1988/1992/1996 Summer Games-Fencing Click photos to enlarge. (top left) 1988 USA Fencing Foil team includes Marx, far right... (top right) Michael left, with his fencer brother Robert, who comepeted in three Olympics games. (bottom, middle) At the '96 Olympics with wife Leslie Marx. Mike Marx Olympics statistics Website, Marx Fencing Academy Bio, US Fencing Hall of Fame Democrat and Chronicle, Scott Pitoniak, It's a (Marx) family affair for local couple Bio, Duke University The Museum of American Fencing, Michael Marx page Oregon Sports Hall of Fame Youtube, Michael Marx fencing videos
Betty Perkins-Carpenter Olympians, 1976 Summer Games-Diving Coach Amateur Coaches, Inducted 1999 Taught swimming and diving to generations of Rochesterians, including Olympic diving medalist Wendy Wyland. She is nationally recognized for developing fitness programs for senior citizens. 1984 Olympics US Diving Results Betty Perkins Olympics statistics Living Prime Time 50Plus, Betty Perkins-Carpenter Olympic Coach and Fitness Entrepreneur
Pete Pfitzinger Olympians, 1984/1988 Summer Games-Athletics The Pittsford native represented the United States in the marathon at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics (11th) and the 1988 Seoul Olympics (14th). Later became an author and exercise physiologist. Pete Pfitzinger Olympics statistics Greater Rochester Track Hall of Fame, 2001 Western New York Running Hall of Fame Bio, wikirun.com YouTube, 1984 Olympic Men's Marathon, Pfitzinger finish at 6:36 Runner's World, Pete Pfitzinger Recalls Winning in 1984 Runner's World, Looking back on one of the best U.S. Olympic marathon trials ever NY Times, Pfitzinger Wary on Olympics Training articles Democrat and Chronicle, RocJocks: Olympic marathoner Pete Pfitzinger
Diann Roffe-Steinrotter Olympians, 1984/1992/1994 Winter Games-Alpine Skiing Amateur Sports, Olympians, Inducted 1999 Click photos to enlarge. The Williamson native won a gold medal in downhill skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lellehammer, Norway, and also captured a silver at the 1992 games in Albertville, France. Diann Roffe-Steinrotter Olympics statistics Website Diann Roffe-Steinrotter International Ski Federation statistics Youtube, Diann Roffe-Steinrotter 1994 Olympic Gold Youtube, Universal Sports Alpine Race Room with Diann Roffe Washington Post, Roffe-Steinrotter Pulls Upset in Super Giant Slalom Youtube 1994 Olympic Gold Bio, US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Sports Illustrated, Zone of Their Own Sports Illustrated, A Happy Ending
Rich Saeger Olympians, 1984 Summer Games-Swimming The USA's Men's 4 x 200 Meter Freestyle swimming team, left-to-right: Bruce Lawrence Hayes, David Larson, Saeger and Geoffrey Gaberino after winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, click to enlarge. Rich Saeger Olympics statistics Section V Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame plaque Bio, inductee provided Rich Saeger page, US Masters Swimming Democrat and Chronicle, Williamson graduates as one of area’s best
Janice Smith Olympians, 1964 Winter Games-Speed Skating Click on photos for larger images. Top, The 1964 U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Team, Jan Smith is kneeling, second from the left... bottom, Smith is face down in the snow, after falling near the finish line during the 1500 speedskating event at the '64 games. She was not seriously injured. Jan Smith Olympics statistics Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 1964 (Color HD Newsreel Footage) Democrat and Chronicle, Janice Smith Named to Olympic Team
Joan Smith Olympians, 1992/1994 Winter Games-Biathlon Click bottom two rows of photos for larger images. Bottom right, posing with kids from the Honeoye Falls Bill Koch Youth Ski League during an event in 1989. A native of Honeoye Falls, New York and a 1985 graduate of Nazareth College Joan competed in golf, soccer, cross-country skiing and track growing up. At 17, she made the US Biathlon team and appeared in five World Championships. Smith's 14th place finish at the '64 Winter Games in Austria was the best for individual USA woman until 2014. Joan Smith Olympics statistics NY Times, OLYMPICS; At Last, Women In the Biathlon fasterskiier.com, Where are they Now? Joan Smith
Jenn Suhr Olympians, 2008/2012 Summer Games-Athletics Olympians, Inducted 2009 Ranked number one American pole vaulter since 2006, she has won a total of seven U.S. National Championships and holds the American Women's Pole Vault Record both indoors and outdoors. She set an American Record of 4.92m (16'1 ¾) in 2008, winning the U.S. Olympic trials. In Beijing, Jenn won a silver medal after only four years after being introduced to pole vaulting. Jen Stuczynski Olympics statistics Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame Bio, USA Track & Field ESPN the Magazine, An Interview With Jen Stuczynski Walk of Fame website contact, photo credits Follow the WOF on