Claire Hanamoto

Current Residence: Sacramento, Calif.
Occupation: Retired
Clubs: Hangtown Saber Club
Coaches: Ted Smith and Chaz Smith
Hobbies: Working as a volunteer with the Horticulture Department at the Sacramento Zoo, gardening, orcharding and landscaping
How She Started Fencing: Took fencing as a physical education class at the University of Illinois in 1966
Number of Years Fencing: 40 years (20 in foil, five in epee and five in saber)
Favorite Fencing Memory: Earning silver in Vet 70 women's saber at the 2019 National Championships 
Who Influenced Her Fencing Career: University of  Illinois coach Maxwell Garrett by encouraging women to fence/train competitively
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 2 (Veteran +70 Saber)
Veteran World Championship Teams: 2020, 2019

Results

2019:

• Silver - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran +70 Saber)
• Bronze - December North American Cup (Veteran +70 Saber)
• Bronze - April North American Cup (Veteran +70 Saber)
• Seventh - Veteran World Championships (+70 Saber)
• 28th - December North American Cup (Veteran Open Saber)
• 30th - April North American Cup (Veteran Open Saber)

2018:

• Seventh - December North American Cup (Veteran +70 Saber)
• 10th - December North American Cup (Veteran +70 Epee)
• 11th - December North American Cup (Veteran +70 Foil)
• 16th - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Saber)

2017:

• 13th - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• 15th - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• 21st - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• 32nd - April North American Cup (Veteran Open Saber)
• 33rd - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-60 Saber)

2016:

• 13th - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• 15th - April North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• 27th - April North American Cup (Veteran Open Saber)
• 51st - April North American Cup (Division III)

2015:

• Ninth - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• 10th - March North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• 11th - March North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• 12th - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• 13th - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• 16th - March North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Epee)
• 17th - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Epee)
• 18th - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• 34th - December North American Cup (Veteran Open Saber)
• 35th - December North American Cup (Veteran Open Foil)

2014:

• 14th - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Saber)
• 16th - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• 20th - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-60 Epee)
• 33rd - December North American Cup (Veteran Open Saber)

2013:

• 11th - March North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Epee)
• 12th - March North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• 14th - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• 21st - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Epee)

2012:

• Eighth - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Epee)
• Ninth - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• 13th - December North American Cup (Veteran 60-69 Epee)

2011:

• Ninth - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Foil)
• 10th - USA Fencing National Championships (Veteran 60-69 Epee)
• 17th - North American Cup F (Senior Team Epee)