21 Facts About Sada Jacobson

Sada Molly Jacobson was born on February 14,1983 and is an American Olympic fencer.

Sada Jacobson is the 2008 Olympic Individual Sabre silver medalist in women's sabre, the 2004 Olympic Individual Sabre bronze medalist in women's sabre, and the 2003 Pan American Games champion in women's sabre.

Sada Jacobson's parents are David Jacobson, a member of the 1974 US National fencing team in saber who was an All-American fencer at Yale University and now an endocrinologist, and Tina Jacobson, who fenced competitively.

Sada Jacobson is the sister of fellow US Olympic team fencer and Junior World Champion Emily Jacobson, and fencer Jackie Jacobson.

Sada Jacobson postponed her college career to train full-time for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Sada Jacobson's hometown is Dunwoody, Georgia, and she has lived in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sada Jacobson graduated from The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2000.

Sada Jacobson graduated with a history degree from Morse College, Yale University.

Sada Jacobson trained at Nellya Fencers from a young age.

Sada Jacobson has been coached by Arkady Burdan of Nellya Fencers, and Henry Hartunian at Yale.

Sada Jacobson is a 4-time Senior World Championships team member.

Sada Jacobson was a member of the gold-medal 2000 Women's Sabre World Championship team at the age of 17.

Sada Jacobson won another bronze medal at the 2006 World Fencing Championships sabre competition.

Sada Jacobson won the gold medal in sabre at the 2003 Pan American Games.

Sada Jacobson won the US women's sabre championship in 2004 and 2006.

Sada Jacobson won the bronze medal in women's sabre at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the first year that event was hosted at the Olympics.

Sada Jacobson's match took place before the gold-silver match, and therefore Jacobson became the first women's sabre Olympic medalist.

Sada Jacobson won the silver medal in individual sabre and bronze in the team sabre event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Sada Jacobson indicated that she intended to retire from competitive fencing after the 2008 Olympic competitions concluded, and focus on law school, and starting life with her fiance.

Sada Jacobson graduated with a JD degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 2011.

Sada Jacobson and Brendan Brunelle Baby, who graduated from Pennsylvania State University where he competed in epee and was a member of three NCAA championship teams, were married in May 2009 in Atlanta at the Nellya Fencers Club, where she had trained for both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.