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Paul Friedberg

Paul Friedberg

American fencer (born 1959)

For the American landscape architect, see M. Paul Friedberg.

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]

References

  1. [1]
    Bob Wechsler. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History
  2. [2]
    Encyclopaedia Judaica Year Book
  3. [3]
    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. [4]
    William S. Burroughs. - - Esquire.
  5. [5]
    "Paul R. Friedberg," University of Pennsylvania.
  6. [6]
    21 August 1981 Jewish Post.
  7. [7]
    "Hall of Fame Inaugural Class - Biographies," University of Pennsylvania.
  8. [8]
    "The High Price of Home Improvement". The Daily Beast. October 8, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
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