Eugene Gerson "Gene" Glazer (born November 24, 1939) is an American former foil fencer.

Early and personal life

Glazer was born in New York City, lived in

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, New York, and is Jewish. He became a securities analyst after college.

Fencing career

In 1958, Glazer was third in the Amateur Fencers League of America National Championships in foil. Glazer fenced for

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. In 1960, he won the

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National Championship in foil with a 24–2 record while he was a junior. He also fenced for the

Fencers Club The Fencers Club in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, is the oldest fencing club in the Western Hemisphere. It is a member of the Metropolitan Division of the U.S. Fencing Association. Established in Manhattan in 1883, it has evolved into a 501(c ...

of New York. Fencing for the United States, Glazer won a gold medal in team foil at the

1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially submitted a bid to host the 1959 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan Ame ...

. Glazer competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

(individual and team foil) in Rome at the age of 20, and the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

(team foil) in Tokyo at the age of 24. He was inducted into the NYU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984."Eugene Glazer; Class of 1962,"
NYU Athletics.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glazer, Eugene 1939 births Living people Jewish male foil fencers Jewish American sportspeople American male foil fencers Olympic fencers of the United States Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from New York (state) Pan American Games medalists in fencing Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Fencers at the 1959 Pan American Games 21st-century American Jews Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games