Carl Borack (born July 12, 1947) is an American former
fencer. He competed in the individual and team
foil
Foil may refer to:
Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine
* Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal
* Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food
* Tin foil, metal foil ...
events at the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
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He won a gold medal in epee at the
1967 Pan American Games.
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 numbe ...
sabre championship.
He won a gold medal in foil at the
1971 Pan American Games *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
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He is Jewish, and in 1990 he was inducted into the
Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, in Beverly Hills, California, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring American Jewish athletes, other sports personalities, and teams from Southern California who have distinguished themselves ...
.
He is also a producer, photographer with works on display with the
Art of the Olympians
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References
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1947 births
Living people
American male foil fencers
American male épée fencers
American male sabre fencers
Jewish male foil fencers
Jewish male épée fencers
Jewish male sabre fencers
Jewish American sportspeople
Olympic fencers of 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 medalists in fencing
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
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
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