Paul Friedberg

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Paul Friedberg
Personal information
Full namePaul Ronald Friedberg
NationalityAmerican
Born (1959-12-14) December 14, 1959 (age 64)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Fencing
EventSaber
College team University of Pennsylvania Quakers
TeamUSA Men's Sabre Fencing Team
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1988 Olympics
World finalsPan American games 1984 Indianapolis
National finals1980 NCAA Fencing Championship

Paul Ronald Friedberg (born December 14, 1959) is an American former fencer.

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Early and personal life

Friedberg was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is Jewish. [1] [2] His brother is Olympic fencer John Friedberg. [3] [4]

Fencing career

Fencing at the University of Pennsylvania for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers, Friedberg was four-time All-Ivy League, and a three-time All-American. [3] He won the NCAA saber titles in 1979, 1980, and 1981. [3] As a senior in 1981, Friedberg received the Class of 1915 Award, given to a senior class athlete who most closely approaches the ideal University of Pennsylvania student-athlete. [5] He graduated with degrees from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science, and later earned an MBA from Penn's Wharton School of Business. [3]

Friedberg won a gold medal at the 1981 Maccabiah Games. [6] He competed at the 1983 Pan American Games, won silver medals in team saber at the 1987 Pan American Games and the 1991 Pan American Games, and won a gold medal in team saber at the 1995 Pan American Games. [3]

He competed in the team sabre event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. [3] Friedberg was inducted into the Penn Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. [7]

Miscellaneous

Friedberg appeared on season 29 of This Old House , renovating his house in Newton, Massachusetts. [8]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Bob Wechsler. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History
  2. ↑ Encyclopaedia Judaica Year Book
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Friedberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ William S. Burroughs. - - Esquire.
  5. ↑ "Paul R. Friedberg," University of Pennsylvania.
  6. ↑ 21 August 1981 Jewish Post.
  7. ↑ "Hall of Fame Inaugural Class - Biographies," University of Pennsylvania.
  8. ↑ "The High Price of Home Improvement". The Daily Beast . October 8, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
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