Paul Friedberg
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Ronald Friedberg |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | December 14, 1959 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event | Saber |
| College team | University of Pennsylvania Quakers |
| Team | USA Men's Sabre Fencing Team |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1988 Olympics |
| World finals | Pan American games 1984 Indianapolis |
| National finals | 1980 NCAA Fencing Championship |
Paul Ronald Friedberg (born December 14, 1959) is an American former fencer.
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
References
- ↑ Bob Wechsler. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History
- ↑ Encyclopaedia Judaica Year Book
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 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.
- ↑ William S. Burroughs. - - Esquire.
- ↑ "Paul R. Friedberg," University of Pennsylvania.
- ↑ 21 August 1981 Jewish Post.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame Inaugural Class - Biographies," University of Pennsylvania.
- ↑ "The High Price of Home Improvement". The Daily Beast. October 8, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
External links
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- Maccabiah Games medalists in fencing
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States
- Competitors at the 1981 Maccabiah Games
- University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni
- Wharton School alumni
- 21st-century American Jews
- Fencers at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Fencers at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Fencers at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Fencers at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in fencing
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in fencing
- Penn Quakers fencers
- 20th-century American sportsmen