Personal information | |
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Birth name | Edward Pennington Ballinger |
Full name | Edward Ballinger |
Nickname | Ed Ballinger |
Born | New York, New York, United States | October 25, 1951
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Fencing |
Event(s) | Men's Foil and Men's Epee, Individual and Team |
Now coaching | 1980, 1983-1984 Head Fencing Coach, Baruch University, NYC |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 1976 Summer Olympics |
World finals | [1] |
National finals | [2] |
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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