John Friedberg
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 1961 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event | Saber |
| College team | University of North Carolina |
| Now coaching | Fencing Club of Mercer County in New Jersey |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1992 U.S. Sabre Team Member |
John Friedberg (born March 9, 1961) is an American Olympic saber fencer.
Early and personal life
Friedberg was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is Jewish.[1][2] He is the younger brother of Olympic fencer Paul Friedberg.[3] He lives in Robbinsville Township, New Jersey.[4]
Fencing career
Friedberg fenced for the University of North Carolina, took second in the NCAA Saber Championship in 1982, and won it as a senior in 1983.[5] He was a three-time All American.[6]
Friedberg won silver medal in team sabre at the 1991 Pan American Games and gold in the 1995 Pan American Games.[1]
He competed in the team sabre event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] Friedberg came in second in the 1993 US Championship in sabre, and won the 1994 US Championship in sabre.[1]
Friedberg founded and is head coach of the Fencing Club of Mercer County in New Jersey.[1][7]
References
- ^ a b c d e "John Friedberg Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica Year Book
- ^ William S. Burroughs. -- Esquire.
- ^ "Learn the way of the Jedi this summer at the Fencing Club of Mercer County"
- ^ 22 June 1983 Jewish Post.
- ^ "Carolina Individual National Champions," UNC Tar Heels Athletics.
- ^ "Fencing Club of Mercer County » About"
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Jewish fencers
- Jewish American sportspeople
- American male fencers
- Olympic fencers of the United States
- Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Baltimore
- Pan American Games medalists in fencing
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Sportspeople from Mercer County, New Jersey
- Fencers at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Fencers at the 1995 Pan American Games
- University of North Carolina alumni
- People from Robbinsville Township, New Jersey