Gilbert Eisner Explained

Gilbert Eisner
Residence:Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York
Weapon:épée
Club:New York University

Gilbert Eisner is an American former épée fencer.[1]

Eisner is Jewish, and was a commercial artist.[1] [2]

Fencing career

A resident of Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York, he fenced for Forest Hills High School in Queens, New York.[3] [1] In 1960, he won the NCAA épée championship while fencing for New York University.[1] He was undefeated in épée in three years at NYU, and graduated in 1961.[4]

He won the épée title at the 1962 U.S. Fencing Championships in New York.[1] [5] In 1963, he won a gold medal in team épée for the United States at the 1963 Pan American Games.[1]

He is a member of the NYU Athletics Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 1987.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Day by Day in Jewish Sports History . Bob Wechsler . October 28, 2013. 9780881259698 . 2008 . KTAV Publishing House .
  2. Book: Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports . registration . Gilbert Eisner epee. . Bloch Publishing Company . Bernard Postal . Jesse Silver . Roy Silver . October 28, 2013. 1965 .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205354/http://www.ourstrongband.org/activities/sports/fencing_thinkback.html Thinking Back on the Stuyvesant Fencing Team
  4. Web site: NYU Athletics - Hall of Fame . Gonyuathletics.com . October 28, 2013.
  5. Web site: Werden . Lincoln A. . EISNER CAPTURES TITLE IN FENCING - Former N.Y.U. Star Takes U.S. Epee Championship Wins Fence-Off Richards Finishes Second . . July 4, 1962 . October 28, 2013.

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