Mauro Hamza

Mauro Hamza
Biographical details
Born1965 or 1966 (age 57–58)[1]
Cairo, Egypt
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994Texas A&M
1995–2014Rice University
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2004 Egyptian National Foil Coach

Maher "Mauro" Hamza (born 1965 or 1966 (age 57–58)) is a fencing coach who was born in Cairo, Egypt.[1][2] He coached at Texas A&M, Rice University, for US national teams, and for the Egyptian Olympic team. In November 2023, Hamza was ruled permanently ineligible by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, which cited "Sexual Misconduct - involving Minors" as the reason for his ban.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Josh Peter (November 7, 2023). "Former national fencing coach ruled permanently ineligible by US Center for SafeSport". USA TODAY.
  2. ^ David Medina (October 4, 2001). "Hamza has a plan to lead Rice's fencing team to success". Rice News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.