Gilbert Eisner

Gilbert Eisner is an American former épée fencer.[1]

He fenced for Forest Hills High School in Queens.[2] In 1960, he won the NCAA épée championship while fencing for New York University.[1] He was undefeated in three years at NYU, and graduated in 1961.[3] In 1962 he won the épée title at the U.S. Fencing Championships in New York.[1][4] In 1963, he won a gold medal in team épée for the United States at the 1963 Pan American Games.[1]

Eisner is Jewish, and was a commercial artist.[1][4][5]

He is a member of the NYU Athletics Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 1987.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bob Wechsler. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  2. ↑
  3. 1 2 "NYU Athletics - Hall of Fame". Gonyuathletics.com. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Werden, Lincoln A. (July 4, 1962). "EISNER CAPTURES TITLE IN FENCING - Former N.Y.U. Star Takes U.S. Epee Championship Wins Fence-Off Richards Finishes Second". nytimes.com. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  5. ↑ Bernard Postal; Jesse Silver; Roy Silver. Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2013.


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