Boaz Ellis (born October 15, 1981) is an Israeli
foil
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fencer. He is a 5-time Israeli national champion, and a 3-time
NCAA
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champion.
Biography
Ellis was born in
Tzippori
Tzippori () is a moshav in northern Israel, in the Lower Galilee. The moshav is within the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council. The moshav is located at the site of the ancient settlement of Sepphoris, after which it was named.
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, a
moshav
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in
Israel
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, and is Jewish.
[''Day by Day in Jewish Sports History'' - Bob Wechsler]
/ref> He attended Chaklai Nahalal
Nahalal ( he, נַהֲלָל) is a moshav in northern Israel. Covering 8.5 square kilometers, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .
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High School, where he competed in association football (soccer)
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, and in track
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as a sprinter.
Fencing career
Ellis is a 5-time Israeli national champion.[The Ohio State University Fencing: official athletic site]
/ref> He joined the Israeli national fencing team at the age of 16.silver medal
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at the World Cup in 2000 and 2001.Ohio State University
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, where he majored in finance. He began competing under head coach
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Vladimir Nazlymov
Vladimir Nazlymov (born November 1, 1945) (russian: Владимир Аливерович Назлымов) ( Daghestan, USSR) - Sabre fencer and coach for USSR and later United States, to which he moved in 1991. Born in Makhachkala, Daghestan. ...
. Ellis won his first 34 bouts, and finished with a 37–1 record.
Ellis won the NCAA 2004 championship by defeating Yale
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sophomore Cory Werk.NCAA
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title that year. He repeated as NCAA champion in foil in 2005, after an 18–4 season.sabre
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) became the first Ohio State athletes since diver Lou Vitucci to win three individual NCAA championships. He was the first NCAA foil fencer to win three individual NCAA titles since 1963.Big Ten
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, and three-time Ohio State University Scholar-Athlete.
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See also
* List of select Jewish fencers
References
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Israeli male foil fencers
Jewish male foil fencers
Ohio State Buckeyes fencers
1981 births
Living people