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Mika'il Sankofa (born Michael Lofton; 10 December 1963 in Montgomery, Alabama) is a world recognized sabre fencer and coach. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mika'il Sankofa Olympic Results )〕 ==Background== During his fencing career Mika'il Sankofa trained under Tanya Adamovich, Csaba Elthes, Peter Frohlich, Szabo Adrosh, Christian Bauer and Lazlo Szepesi. A graduate of New York University with a BA in Economics, Sankofa is a former publicist who has worked for firms such as Ernst & Young, Grey Advertising, Kirshenbaum, Bond & Partners and Shandwick International. From 1990 - 2009, Sankofa served as co-founder, director of athletics and fencing coach for the Peter Westbrook Foundation. He was responsible for running a year-round class for over 200 participants, including a number of elite-level athletes. Sankofa's students have included three NCAA champions, five national champions, six junior world team members, the 2005 Junior Olympic men's cadet and junior sabre champions, the 2005 Junior Olympic women's sabre champion and the 2005 National cadet men's sabre champion. Sankofa also serves as head fencing coach at the United Nations International School as well as the head sabre coach at the Ross School's summer program in East Hampton, NY. He runs the (Sankofa Sabre Camp ) in East Hampton, conducts clinics and does color commentary for fencing competitions around the country. In 2006, Sankofa received his Maestro’s degree with honors from Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary. Sankofa served as the head coach for the Stevens Institute of Technology Men's fencing team 2005-09. Sankofa served as an analyst for NBC Sports coverage of Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.〔(Medium Well: Your NBC Olympics lineup - A blog on sports media, news and networks - baltimoresun.com )〕 He currently owns and coaches at Thrust Fencing Academy - Nyack, New York. Thrust Fencing Academy is dedicated to enriching the lives of students age 5- Adult through the Olympic sport of fencing. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mika'il Sankofa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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