George Masin

Who is George Masin?

George Gabriel Masin is an American Olympic epee fencer who attended New York University from 1964 to 1968.

He began fencing in September 1964 as a walk-on on the NYU fencing team. In March 1967, he won the ECAC individual épée championship, and later that month won the NCAA individual épée championship and helped NYU win the overall fencing team championship. In 1968, he finished second in the ECAC individual épée championships and fourth in the NCAA individual championships, and helped NYU finish second in the overall fencing team championship.

He has been a member of the New York Athletic Club since 1969.

In the U.S. National Fencing Championships in 1969 he finished third in the individual épée championships, and he subsequently also finished in the top eight in 1970, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1989, 1990, and 2001, making him the only American fencer to finish in the top eight in each of five different decades.

He has also been active as a referee. He has refereed USFA competitions at the divisional, sectional, and national levels. He has refereed collegiate competitions at the dual-meet, regional, and national levels.