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Nathaniel Lubell
Personal information
Full nameBennet Nathaniel Lubell
Born(1916-08-15)August 15, 1916
New York City, United States
DiedSeptember 17, 2006(2006-09-17) (aged 90)
Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFencing
Event(s)foil, saber, and epee
College teamCity College of New York
ClubFencers Club

Bennet Nathaniel Lubell, known as "Nate"[1] (August 15, 1916 – September 17, 2006) was an American three-time Olympian fencer.

Early and personal life

Lubell was born in New York City, and was Jewish.[2] Later in life he lived in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[3]

Fencing career

He fenced for the City College of New York, graduating in 1936, and Lubell was inducted into the CCNY Athletic Hall of Fame in 1969.[3][4][1]

Lubell won the United States Foil Fencing Championship in 1948, fencing for the Fencers Club of New York.[2][1][5] He also helped the Fencers Club win the team foil in 1949-51, 1953, and 1955-56 at the Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) Championships.[1]

At the 1951 Pan American Games, Lubell won the bronze medal in individual foil, team gold medals in foil and saber, and the silver medal in team epee.[3][1]

Lubell competed for the United States in foil at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[1]

He coached fencing at West Point from 1962-66.[3] Lubell served as President of The New York Fencers Club during the 1970s.[3]

Artist career

Lubell was also a courtroom artist at the Nuremberg Trials, and later designed 15 US postage stamps.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Nathaniel Lubell Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Kirsch, George B.; Harris, Othello; Nolte, Claire Elaine (2000). Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States. Greenwood Publishing Group. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Paid Notice: Deaths LUBELL, NATHANIEL". The New York Times. September 23, 2006. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ "Lubell, Nathaniel," Jews in Sports.
  5. ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Google Books.