Carl Borack (born July 12, 1947) is an American former fencer. He competed in the individual and team

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events at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. He won a gold medal in epee at the

1967 Pan American Games The 1967 Pan American Games, officially known as the V Pan American Games () and commonly known as Winnipeg 1967, were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967. Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on ...

. In 1969 he won the US national foil championship, and in Israel the

1969 Maccabiah Games At the 8th Maccabiah Games from July 29 to August 7, 1969, 1,450 athletes from 27 countries competed in 22 sports in Israel. The final gold medal count was the United States in first place (64), Israel second (48; though it won the greatest numb ...

sabre championship. He won a gold medal in foil at the

1971 Pan American Games The 1971 Pan American Games, officially known as the VI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Cali 1971, were held in Cali, Colombia, from 30 July to 13 August 1971. (One source dates the Games from July 25 to August 8.) A total of 2,935 ...

. He is Jewish, and in 1990 he was inducted into the

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. He is also a producer, photographer with works on display with the

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* 1947 births Living people American male foil fencers American male épée fencers American male sabre fencers Jewish foil fencers Jewish épée fencers Jewish sabre fencers Jewish American sportspeople Olympic fencers for the United States Competitors at the 1969 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games medalists in fencing Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Staten Island Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in fencing Fencers at the 1967 Pan American Games Fencers at the 1971 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-fencing-bio-stub

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