John Friedberg

American fencer

John Friedberg

Personal information

Born|  (1961-03-09) March 9, 1961 (age 64)
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

Medal record

Representing  United States
Pan American Games
| 1995 Mar del Plata | Team sabre
| 1991 Havana | Team sabre

John Merrill Friedberg (born March 9, 1961) is an American Olympic saber fencer.

## Early and personal life

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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

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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]

## See also

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* List of USFA Division I National Champions
* List of NCAA fencing champions

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "John Friedberg Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
2. ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica Year Book
3. ^ William S. Burroughs. \-- Esquire.
4. ^ "Learn the way of the Jedi this summer at the Fencing Club of Mercer County"
5. ^ 22 June 1983 Jewish Post.
6. ^ "Carolina Individual National Champions," UNC Tar Heels Athletics.
7. ^ ""Fencing Club of Mercer County » About"". Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

## External links

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* John Friedberg at Olympedia