Joel Arthur Glucksman (born February 14, 1949) is an American Olympic saber fencer.

Early and personal life

Glucksman was born in New York City, and is Jewish. He later lived on the

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Fencing career

Glucksman attended

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

, where he fenced for the Columbia Lions fencing team. He graduated in 1970. He fenced with the New York Fencers Club. Glucksman won a silver medal in individual saber at the

1977 Maccabiah Games At the 10th Maccabiah Games in Israel, more than 2,800 athletes from 34 countries participated in 26 different sports, including chess and bridge. The opening ceremonies were held on July 12, 1977, in Ramat Gan Stadium before a crowd of 50,000 p ...

. In May 1982, his article "In Fencing you Get in Touch with Yourself as well as Your Opponent" was published by ''

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''. Glucksman competed on behalf of the United States in the team

sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

event at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...

in Los Angeles at the age of 35. Glucksman worked as an assistant fencing coach, physical education teacher, and administrator at Columbia University, and as fencing coach for the Brooklyn College men's fencing team and at The Browning School.">"Athletics Photos,"
The Browning School. He also became a documentary filmmaker.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glucksman, Joel 1949 births Living people American male sabre fencers Olympic fencers of the United States Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from New York City Columbia University alumni Jewish American sportspeople Jewish male sabre fencers Maccabiah Games medalists in fencing Maccabiah Games silver medalists for the United States Competitors at the 1977 Maccabiah Games Film directors from New York City People from the Upper West Side Brooklyn College faculty Columbia Lions fencers 21st-century American Jews