The Penn Quakers fencing team is the intercollegiate

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team for the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One of nine colonial colleges, it was chartered in 1755 through the efforts of f ...

, located in

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, Pennsylvania. The team competes in the

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, within the

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. The university first fielded a team in 1925. The team is coached by Andy Ma, former coach of several members of the Chinese National Fencing Team.

History

Penn has historically fielded a strong fencing team, capturing the national title three times since the program's inception in 1925. The program has produced 11 Olympians, most recently

Cliff Bayer Cliff Bayer (born June 24, 1977, in New York City) is an American two-time Olympian Foil (fencing), foil Fencing, fencer. Early and personal life Bayer was born in New York City, and is Jewish. College In 1996, he was the NCAA Foil Champion w ...

and

Tamir Bloom Tamir Bloom (born December 24, 1971) is an American epee fencer. Personal life Bloom was born in New York City, and is Jewish. He is a cousin of Israeli Olympian judoka Gil Ofer. Bloom has both U.S. and Israeli citizenship. He attended Millb ...

in 2000.

Notable former fencers

Notable alumni include: *

(born 1977), 2-time Olympian, NCAA foil champion, 4-time US Champion *

(born 1971), 2-time Olympian *

Harold Van Buskirk Harold Van Buskirk (February 20, 1894 – October 25, 1980) was an American architect and fencing champion, and a three-time member of the US Olympic fencing team. During World War I, he was the officer in charge of the US Navy Camouflage Section ...

(1894-1980), 3-time Olympian, US epee champion * Paul Friedberg (born 1959), Olympian, 3-time NCAA saber champion,

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champion,

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champion. *

Shaul Gordon Shaul Gordon (; born July 11, 1994) is an Israeli-Canadian fencer in the sabre discipline. Gordon has represented the country on the international stage since 2013 and has competed at two Olympic Games, three Pan American Games and eight World Fe ...

(born 1994), Canadian-Israeli Olympic sabre fencer * Brooke Makler (1951–2010), Olympian, NCAA foil champion. 2-time Pan American Games champion. * Paul Makler, Jr. (born 1946), Olympian, 2-time NCAA champion * Paul Makler Sr. (born 1920), Olympian * Dave Micahnik (born 1938), 3-time Olympian, US epee champion, 3-time Maccabiah Games champion * Steve Netburn (born 1943), 2-time Olympian * Chris O'Loughlin (born 1967), Olympian, NCAA epee champion, US epee champion, Maccabiah Games silver medalist, Pan American Games bronze medalist * J. Brooks B. Parker (1889–1951), 2-time Olympian

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.pennathletics.com/ Sports clubs and teams established in 1925 1925 establishments in Pennsylvania