Unless otherwise noted, all banned or suspended individuals below are prohibited from participating, in any capacity, in any event, program, activity, or competition authorized by, organized by, or under the auspices of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), the National Governing Bodies recognized by the USOPC, a Local Affiliated Organization as defined by the Code, any High Performance Management Organization (HPMO), or at a facility under the jurisdiction of the same.
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Name | State | Date of Dec. | Add. Info. |
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Nitai Kfir | NY | 12/13/2011 | Banned |
Gustavo Ducuing | CA | 8/1/2012 | Banned |
John Tejada | CT | 4/17/2013 | Banned |
Adrian Colcisca | AR | 6/30/2017 | Banned |
Daniel Brown | SC | 2/6/2018 | Banned |
Brian Koby | IN | 2/20/2018 | Banned |
Daniel Berliner | FL | 4/2/2018 | Banned |
Jonathan Tablas-Ramirez (aka Jonathan Brundage) | MD | 9/18/2018 | Former member ineligible for membership |
Joseph Pipkin | NC | 11/19/2018 | Banned |
John Proctor | PA | 9/17/2019 | Former member ineligible for membership |
Jack Mullarkey | MA | 5/5/2020 | Former member ineligible for membership |
Ra’ad Rabieh | CA | 8/16/2021 | Banned |
Rob Piraino | TN | 9/23/2021 | Banned |
Stefan Popovici | TX | 12/10/2021 | Banned |
Matthew Hite | TX | 12/13/2021 | Banned |
Oscar Vargas | FL | 1/12/2022 | Banned |
Dan Graham | VA | 9/16/2022 | Ineligible for membership. The individual is additionally prohibited from attendance at any USA Fencing sanctioned event, meeting, or otherwise sanctioned activity. |
John Terris | GA | 12/15/2022 | Former member ineligible for membership. The individual is additionally prohibited from attendance at any USA Fencing sanctioned event, meeting, or otherwise sanctioned activity. |
Name | State | Date of Dec. | Add. Info. |
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Bruce Sikes | MO | 4/20/2017 | Membership suspended until 4/20/2022, or until conditions are met, whichever is later. |
Rick and Laura Kirk, Northwest Arkansas Fencing Center, Northwest Arkansas Fencing Foundation | AR | 7/31/2017 | Ineligible for membership. Eligible for admittance or readmittance after one year following satisfaction of certain conditions, which has not yet occurred. |
Andrey Kolotilin | CA | 9/15/2019 | Membership suspended until 9/14/2023. |
Mauro Hamza | TX | 12/4/2019 | Former member ineligible for membership pending results of an investigation by the U.S. Center for SafeSport; subject to appeal by Responding Party. |
Boris Vaksman | NY | 10/27/2020 | Suspended through 7/31/2022. Conditions must be met prior to reinstatement, including education, community service and a letter of apology. |
Alexandre Ryjik | VA | 12/9/2020 | Suspended pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation. |
Luis Dealba-Yount | CA | 05/17/2022 | Suspended pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation. |
Boris Vaksman | NY | 9/8/2022 | Suspended through 9/8/2023. Conditions must be met prior to reinstatement, including multiple college-level education courses at individual’s expense. |
Zach Cheris | CO | 4/16/2023 | Former member prohibited from obtaining a membership until July 2024. Option to obtain membership sooner with completion of education requirements. |
A listing of other individuals who have been declared ineligible by other Olympic Sport NGBs and the U.S. Center for SafeSport can be found here: https://uscenterforsafesport.org/response-and-resolution/centralized-disciplinary-database/
The list can be searched by name, location or sport.
File a FenceSafe report on this page or by texting 320-ENGARDE.