Sada Jacobson

Sada Jacobson achieved a significant early milestone in her fencing career, winning a gold medal with the Women’s Sabre World Championship team in 2000. Her rise continued in 2003, when she earned a gold medal at the World Junior Fencing Championships and the Pan American Games. In the same year, Jacobson made history as the first U.S. woman and second U.S.

At the 2004 Athens Olympics, she secured a bronze medal in individual sabre, becoming the first women’s sabre Olympic medalist in U.S. history. Her success continued with another team gold medal at the Senior World Championships in 2005 and a second US women’s sabre championship in 2006. She capped her Olympic journey at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, earning a silver medal in the individual sabre competition and a bronze medal in the team sabre competition.

Jacobson was also a four-time Senior World Championships team member throughout her distinguished career. Following her retirement from competitive fencing after the 2008 Olympics, Jacobson transitioned her formidable discipline and strategic thinking into a successful legal career. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 2011. Applying her analytical prowess, she built a practice specializing in commercial litigation.

In recognition of her unparalleled athletic achievements, Jacobson was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. Sada Jacobson continues to demonstrate exceptional professional capabilities as an equity partner at Krevolin & Horst, a prominent law firm. Her enduring legacy in sports was further cemented with her induction into the United States Fencing Hall of Fame in 2016. Building on her leadership within the firm, she was elected to a new Equity Partner role at Krevolin & Horst, effective January 1, 2025.