Stephen Kaplan (fencer)

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Stephen Kaplan
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Born (1949-12-01) December 1, 1949 (age 73)
New York, New York, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Fencing
Event(s)Saber
College team New York University
Club Fencers Club

Stephen Kaplan (born December 1, 1949) is an American former fencer.

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Biography

He attended Martin Van Buren High School in Queens, along with Marty Lang, who also became an Olympic fencer. [1] [2]

Kaplan then attended and fenced at New York University, graduating in 1971 with a degree in English. [3] He was an All-American in 1971. [3] In 1996, he was elected to the NYU Athletic Hall of Fame. [3]

He competed for the New York Fencers Club, and won four US national team sabre titles with the club. [3] Kaplan won a silver medal in team sabre at the 1975 Pan American Games. [3]

Kaplan competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [3]

He later coached fencing at NYU from 1980-86. [3]

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References

  1. "Lang, Tishman Head N.Y.U. Fencing Team," The New York Times.
  2. Tara Ryazansky. "SPORTS CORNER: JCM; En Garde Like the cobra the fencer must be able to strike so the touch is felt before it is seen -Fencer Aldo Nadi," Archived February 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Hudson Reporter.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stephen Kaplan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2011.