John Nonna
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 8, 1948 New York, New York, United States |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| College team | Princeton University |
John Michael Nonna (born July 8, 1948) is an American fencer and attorney. He currently serves as the Westchester County Attorney.
Biography
[edit]Nonna was born on July 8, 1948. He attended Regis High School in Manhattan, graduating in 1966.[1] Nonna received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University in 1970.
He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2] Nonna also qualified for the 1980 Olympic team but did not compete due to the Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal instead.[3]
He later became an attorney specializing in insurance law. He was mayor of Pleasantville, New York, from 1995 to 2003.[4] He became a member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "A Regis Olympian". Regis High School. 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "John Nonna Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
- ^ "Dewey & LeBoeuf: John Nonna". deweyleboeuf.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ "Westchester County Board of Legislators: John Nonna". westchesterlegislators.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
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