Daniel Bukantz

American fencer (1917–2008) Daniel BukantzPersonal informationBorn(1917-12-04)December 4, 1917New York City, United StatesDiedJuly 26, 2008(2008-07-26) (aged 90)Forest Hills, New York, United StatesOccupationDentistHeight6-0.5 ft (185 cm)Weight194 lb (88 kg)SpouseAlice Ellenbogen BukantzSportSportFencingWeaponFoilCollege teamCity College of New YorkClubFencers ClubAchievements and titlesNational finalsFoil individual champion in 1949, 1952, 1953, and 1957; foil team champion nine times. Medal record Representing United States Maccabiah Games 1950 Tel Aviv Foil US National Champion 1949 Foil 1952 Foil 1953 Foil 1957 Foil Daniel Bukantz (December 4, 1917 – July 26, 2008) was an American four-time individual United States national foil fencing champion, Maccabiah Games individual foil champion, four-time Olympic fencer, fencing referee, and a dentist. He has been inducted into the United States Fencing Hall of Fame, the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Early life Bukantz was born in Manhattan in New York City in the United States. He grew up in the Bronx, on the Grand Concourse, and attended the New York children's summer camp