The Penn Quakers fencing team is the intercollegiate fencing team for the University of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team competes in the Ivy League, within the NCAA Division I. The university first fielded a team in 1925. The team is currently 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 fencer. Early and personal life Bayer was born in New York City, and is Jewish. College In 1996, he was the NCAA Foil Champion while at the University of ...

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 Millbu ...

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 Paul Ronald Friedberg (born December 14, 1959) is an American former fencer. Early and personal life Friedberg was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is Jewish. His brother is Olympic fencer John Friedberg. Fencing career Fencing at the Unive ...

(born 1959), Olympian, 3-time NCAA saber champion,

Maccabiah Games The Maccabiah Games (a.k.a. the World Maccabiah Games; he, משחקי המכביה, or משחקי המכביה העולמית; sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Olympics"), first held in 1932, are an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sp ...

champion,

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

champion. *

Shaul Gordon Shaul Gordon (born July 11, 1994) is a Canadian fencer in the sabre discipline. Gordon has represented the country on the international stage since 2013, and has competed at two Pan American Games and six World Fencing Championships. Gordon forme ...

(born 1994), Canadian-Israeli Olympic sabre fencer *

Brooke Makler Adrian Brooke Makler (March 16, 1951 – August 29, 2010) was an American Olympic foil and épée fencer. Early and personal life Makler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was Jewish.Martin Harry Greenberg''The Jewish lists: phys ...

(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. Paul Todd Makler Sr. (October 22, 1920 – May 12, 2022) was an American Olympic foil and épée fencer. Early and personal life Makler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was Jewish.Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver''Encycloped ...

(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

Year-by-year results

Championships

Conference championships

References

External links

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