William F. Grebe (March 9, 1869 – June 29, 1960) was an American fencer who competed in the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended s ...

. In 1904 he won the silver medal in individual sabre competition and a bronze medal in singlestick competition. He also competed in the individual foil event but was eliminated in the first round. In 1906 he won the U.S. national championship in dueling sword (now known as épée). He is also known to have competed in the 1910 and 1912 U.S. national championships but was eliminated in the preliminary rounds both times. Grebe's 1904 Silver would be the only U.S. Olympic medal in men's saber until Peter Westbrook won a bronze medal in 1984 and Daryl Homer won a silver medal in 2016. The U.S. has never won gold in men's saber.

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William Grebe's profile at databaseOlympics
1869 births 1960 deaths American male épée fencers Fencers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in fencing Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in fencing Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics American male foil fencers American male sabre fencers 19th-century American people 20th-century American people {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub