Edward Ballinger

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Edward Ballinger
Personal information
Birth nameEdward Pennington Ballinger
Full nameEdward Ballinger
Nickname(s)Ed Ballinger
NationalityAmerican
Born (1951-10-25) October 25, 1951 (age 71)
New York, New York, United States
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Fencing
Event(s)Men's Foil and Men's Epee, Individual and Team
Now coaching1980, 1983-1984 Head Fencing Coach, Baruch University, NYC
Achievements and titles
World finals [1]
National finals [2]
Olympic finals 1976 Summer Olympics

Edward Ballinger (born October 25, 1951) is an American fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [3] He is married to Sally Pechinsky. He is retired from coaching at the Boston Fencing Club. He was elected for induction into the USFA Hall of Fame in the summer of 2012. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ 1970, 1971 (Men's Epee Team); 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975 (Men's Foil Team)
  2. ↑ 1973 and 1975 Men's Foil Champion; 1972, 1973 Men's Foil Team Champion; Men's Foil National Finalist 1970, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1985
  3. ↑ "Edward Ballinger Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ "US Fencing Hall of Fame Hall of Famers-elect 2012 Edward Ballinger". Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
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