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title full_name born died nationality occupation url
Helene Mayer Helene Julie Mayer 1910 1953 German fencer who won the gold medal at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, and the silver medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Mayer
James Melcher James Laurence Melcher 1939 n/a American hedge fund manager and former Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Melcher
Sergey Sharikov Sergey Aleksandrovich Sharikov 1974 2015 null left-handed Russian Olympic champion sabre fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Sharikov
Sada Jacobson Sada Molly Jacobson 1983 n/a American Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sada_Jacobson
Nickolas Muray Nickolas Muray 1892 1965 Hungarian photographer and Olympic saber fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickolas_Muray
Eli Dershwitz Eli Dershwitz 1995 n/a American Olympic sabre fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Dershwitz
Allan Jay Allan Louis Neville Jay MBE 1931 n/a British former five-time-Olympian foil and épée fencer, and world champion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Jay
Soren Thompson Soren Hunter Miles Sussman Thompson 1981 n/a American épée fencer, team world champion, and two-time Olympian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soren_Thompson
Abram Cohen Abram "Abe" Dreyer Cohen 1924 2016 American Olympic foil, epee, and sabre fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abram_Cohen
Daniel Bukantz Daniel Bukantz 1917 2008 American four-time individual United States national foil fencing champion, Maccabiah Games individual foil champion, four-time Olympic fencer, fencing referee, and a dentist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Bukantz
Ellen Preis Ellen Müller-Preis, née Preis 1912 2007 null German-born Austrian Olympic-champion foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Preis
Tim Morehouse Timothy Frank MorehouseElfman, Lois. "Our Olympic Moment: Tim Morehouse Heads To London", Chutzpah, July 25, 2012. Accessed July 26, 2012. ""Much of his sense of determination null null American fencer who won a Silver Medal competing in the men's sabre as a member of the United States fencing team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Morehouse
George Worth George Vitéz Worth 1915 2006 Hungarian sabre Olympic medalist fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Worth
Paul Anspach Paul Eugène Albert Anspach 1882 1981 Belgian épée and foil fencer who competed in four consecutive Olympics (1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Anspach
Yakov Rylsky Yakov Anufrievich Rylsky 1928 1999 null Olympic champion and three-time world champion sabre fencer of the Soviet Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Rylsky
Otto Herschmann Dr. Otto Herschmann 1877 1942 Austrian Jewish swimmer, fencer, lawyer, and sports official https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Herschmann
Dezső Földes Dezső Földes 1880 1950 Hungarian saber fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dezső_Földes
Emily Jacobson Emily Phillipa Jacobson 1985 n/a American Olympic sabre fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Jacobson
Mark Midler Mark Petrovich Midler 1931 2012 Soviet foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Midler
Jacques Ochs Jacques Ochs 1883 1971 Belgian Jewish artist and Olympic épée (champion), saber, and foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Ochs
Ilona Elek Ilona Elek 1907 1988 Hungarian Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilona_Elek
Allan Kwartler Allan S. Kwartler 1917 1998 American sabre and foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Kwartler
Byron Krieger Byron Lester Krieger 1920 2015 American foil, sabre and épée fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Krieger
Albert Axelrod Albert "Albie" Axelrod 1921 2004 American foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Axelrod
Edgar Seligman Edgar Isaac Seligman 1867 1958 British épée, foil, and sabre fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Seligman
Jenő Fuchs Jenő Fuchs 1882 1955 Hungarian sabre fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenő_Fuchs
Nick Bravin Eric Oliver "Nick" Bravin 1971 n/a American fencer and lawyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bravin
Eduard Vinokurov Eduard Teodorovich Vinokurov 1942 2010 Soviet Olympic champion and world champion sabre fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Vinokurov
Maria Mazina Maria Valeryevna Mazina 1964 n/a Russian women's épée fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Mazina
Attila Petschauer Attila Petschauer 1904 1943 Hungarian Olympic champion fencer of Jewish heritage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attila_Petschauer
Ralph Cooperman Arnold Ralph Cooperman 1927 2009 British three-time Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Cooperman
Armand Mouyal Armand Mouyal 1925 1988 French epee world champion fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Mouyal
David Tyshler David (also "Davyd") Abramovich Tyshler 1927 2014 Russian sabreur, part of the first generation of internationally successful Soviet fencers (Olympic bronze medalist in 1956, and five-time World Championship finalist between 1955 and 1959) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tyshler
Dan Kellner Daniel Kellner 1976 n/a American Olympic foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Kellner
Noam Mills Noam Mills 1986 n/a Israeli fencer, who competed in the individual women's épée event for Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Mills
Johan Harmenberg Johan Georg Harmenberg 1954 n/a Swedish Olympic and world champion epee fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Harmenberg
Yves Dreyfus Yves Dreyfus 1931 2021 French epee fencer who holds two medals as part of the French Olympic épée team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Dreyfus
Endre Kabos Endre Kabos 1906 1944 Hungarian sabre fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endre_Kabos
Alexandre Lippmann Alexandre Lippmann 1881 1960 French Olympic champion épée fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Lippmann
Grigory Kriss Grigory Yakovlevich Kriss 1940 n/a Soviet retired Olympic épée fencer who won four Olympic medals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigory_Kriss
Albert Bogen Albert Bogen 1882 1961 null fencer who competed for Austria-Hungary at the 1912 Summer Olympics and for Hungary at the 1928 Summer Olympics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Bogen
Delila Hatuel Delila Hatuel 1980 n/a Israeli Olympic foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delila_Hatuel
Tomer Or Tomer Or 1978 n/a Israeli foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomer_Or
Cliff Bayer Cliff Bayer 1977 n/a American two-time Olympian foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Bayer
Richard Cohen (fencer) Richard A Cohen 1947 n/a British retired fencer who competed at three Olympic Games and the author of Chasing the Sun, the story of man's relationship to that star, and By the Sword, a history of sword fighting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cohen_(fencer)
Harold Goldsmith Harold David Goldsmith 1930 2004 American Olympic foil and epee fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Goldsmith
János Garay (fencer) János Garay 1889 1945 Hungarian fencer, and one of the best sabre fencers in the world in the 1920s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/János_Garay_(fencer)
Yuval Freilich Yuval Shalom Freilich 1995 n/a Israeli left-handed épée fencer and 2019 individual European champion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuval_Freilich
Ayelet Ohayon Ayelet Ohayon 1974 n/a null three-time Olympian Israeli foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayelet_Ohayon
Tamás Gábor Tamás Gábor 1932 2007 Hungarian Olympic champion épée fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamás_Gábor
Peter Jacobs (fencer) Peter Jacobs 1938 n/a British fencer who competed at the Olympics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jacobs_(fencer)
Siegfried Flesch Siegfried "Fritz" Flesch 1872 1939 Austrian sabre fencer who competed during the late 19th century and early 20th century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_Flesch
Herbert Cohen (fencer) Herbert Morris Cohen 1940 n/a American Olympic foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Cohen_(fencer)
Nathaniel Lubell Bennet Nathaniel Lubell 1916 2006 American three-time Olympian fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Lubell
Lajos Werkner Lajos Werkner 1883 1943 Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lajos_Werkner
Gaston Salmon Gaston Joseph Clement Marie Salmon 1878 1918 Belgian épée, foil, and sabre fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_Salmon
Jonathan Tiomkin Jonathan Tiomkin 1979 n/a American Olympic foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Tiomkin
Oszkár Gerde Dr. Oszkár Gerde 1883 1944 Hungarian sabre fencer who won team gold medals at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oszkár_Gerde
Tamir Bloom Tamir Bloom 1971 n/a American epee fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamir_Bloom
Claude Netter Claude Netter 1924 2007 French Olympic champion foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Netter
Chris O'Loughlin (fencer) Christopher S. O'Loughlin 1967 n/a American Olympic épée fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_O'Loughlin_(fencer)
Iosif Vitebskiy Iosif Davidovich Vitebskiy 1938 n/a Soviet former Olympic medalist and world champion épée fencer, and current US fencing coach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iosif_Vitebskiy
Ralph Goldstein Ralph Myer Goldstein 1913 1997 American Olympic épée fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Goldstein
Sándor Gombos Dr. Sándor Gombos 1895 1968 Hungarian Olympic champion fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sándor_Gombos
Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier Dr. Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier 1888 1965 Danish Olympic medalist, and world champion, fencer who fenced foil, épée, and saber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Joseph_Martin_Osiier
Norman C. Armitage Norman Armitage 1907 1972 American saber fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_C._Armitage
Zoltán Ozoray Schenker Zoltán Ozoray Schenker 1880 1966 Hungarian Olympic sabre and foil fencer, who won three Olympic medals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoltán_Ozoray_Schenker
Ildikó Rejtő Ildikó Rejtő 1937 n/a Hungarian retired two-time Olympic and five-time World Champion foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ildikó_Rejtő
Ellen Osiier Ellen Osiier 1890 1962 Danish foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Osiier
Henri Anspach Henri Lucien Ernest Eugène Anspach 1882 1979 Belgian épée and foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Anspach
Roman Kantor Roman Józef Kantor 1912 1943 Polish Olympic épée fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Kantor
Robert Blum (fencer) Robert Blum 1928 n/a American and former Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Blum_(fencer)
Jean Stern (fencer) Jean Stern 1875 1962 French Olympic champion épée fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Stern_(fencer)
Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann 1963 n/a Israeli fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Hatuel-Czuckermann
Eugene Glazer (fencer) Eugene Gerson "Gene" Glazer 1939 n/a American fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Glazer_(fencer)
David Micahnik David Micahnik 1938 n/a American fencer and fencing coach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Micahnik
Brooke Makler Adrian Brooke Makler 1951 2010 American Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_Makler
Peter Schifrin Peter Schifrin 1958 n/a American Olympic epee fencer and sculptor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schifrin
Benjamin (Benji) Ungar Benjamin "Benji" Nathanial Ungar 1986 n/a null US Men's Épée fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_(Benji)_Ungar
Albert Wolff (fencer) Albert Wolff 1906 1989 French Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Wolff_(fencer)
Paul Friedberg Paul Ronald Friedberg 1959 n/a American Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Friedberg
Martin Lang (fencer) Martin Lang 1949 n/a American Olympic foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lang_(fencer)
John Friedberg John Friedberg 1961 n/a American Olympic saber fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Friedberg
Paul Makler Sr. Paul Todd Makler Sr. 1920 n/a American Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Makler_Sr.
James Margolis James Arthur Margolis 1936 n/a American Olympic épée fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Margolis
Joel Glucksman Joel Arthur Glucksman 1949 n/a American Olympic saber fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Glucksman
Paul Makler Jr. Paul Todd Makler Jr. 1946 n/a American Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Makler_Jr.
Margit Elek Margit Elek 1910 1986 Hungarian Olympic foil fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margit_Elek
Julia Jones-Pugliese Julia Jones-Pugliese 1909 1993 American national champion fencer and fencing coach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Jones-Pugliese
James Strauch James Strauch 1921 1998 American Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Strauch
Elaine Cheris Elaine Gayle Cheris 1946 n/a American Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Cheris
Hans Halberstadt Hans Ignaz Halberstadt 1885 1966 German Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Halberstadt
Alex Treves Alessandro Emanuele "Alex" Treves 1929 2020 Italian Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Treves
Norman Lewis (fencer) Norman Lewis 1915 2006 American Olympic épée fencer, who also competed in foil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Lewis_(fencer)
Paul Klenerman Paul Klenerman 1963 n/a British Olympic sabre fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Klenerman
Simon Okker Simon Okker 1881 1944 Dutch Olympic epee and foil fencer, who was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Okker
Vadym Gutzeit Vadim Gutzeit 1971 n/a Ukrainian sabre fencer, who was team Olympic champion in 1992, and won a bronze medal in the 1991 World Fencing Championships https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadym_Gutzeit
Salvator Cicurel Salvator Cicurel 1893 1975 Egyptian Olympic fencer, and later the president of Cairo's Sephardi Jewish Community Council from 1946 until 1957 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvator_Cicurel
Lion van Minden Lion van Minden 1880 1944 Dutch Olympic epee fencer, who was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_van_Minden
Gilbert Eisner Gilbert Eisner null null American former épée fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Eisner
Ernst Königsgarten Ernst Königsgarten 1880 1942 Austrian businessman and fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Königsgarten
Yulen Uralov Yulen (or Julen) Isaakovych Uralov 1924 n/a Soviet Jewish Olympic fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulen_Uralov
Saul Moyal Saul Moyal null null Egyptian fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Moyal
Alexander Bárta Alexander Bárta 1892 1945 Slovak fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Bárta
Péter Bakonyi (fencer, born 1938) Péter Bakonyi (Buchwald) 1938 n/a Hungarian Olympic sabre fencer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Péter_Bakonyi_(fencer,_born_1938)
Mary Meijer-van der Sluis Mary Meijer-van der Sluis 1917 1994 Dutch fencer and singer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Meijer-van_der_Sluis