Paul Makler Jr. Explained

Paul Makler Jr.
Fullname:	Paul Todd Makler Jr.
Birth Date:	1946 1, mf=y
Birth Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height:	6inchesft0inchesin (ftin)
Weight:	165lb
Country:	USA
Sport:	Fencing
Event:	Saber and epee
Collegeteam:	University of Pennsylvania Quakers
Club:	Salle Csiszar
Show-Medals:	yes

Paul Todd Makler Jr. (born January 8, 1946) is an American Olympic saber and épée fencer.

Early and personal life

He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, later lived in Merion, Pennsylvania, and is Jewish.^{[1] [2]} After college, he attended and in 1972 graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School.^{[3] [4]} He is the son of Paul Makler Sr. who fenced for the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics. His brother Brooke Makler fenced at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Fencing career

His fencing club is Salle Csiszar.

Makler fenced at the University of Pennsylvania (class of 1968) for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers. He was NCAA individual saber champion in both 1967 and 1968, and was a first-team All-American both years.

He competed in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich at the age of 26.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://library.la84.org/6oic/USOC_Reports/1972/USOCReport1972pt2.pdf "A REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES TEAMS: A record of the achievements of the fine athletes and administrators who represented the United States of America at the VI PAN AMERICAN GAMES"
2. Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver. Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports.
3. http://www.pennathletics.com/sports/2016/7/5/_131485204901722964.aspx "P. Todd Makler, Jr.,"
4. http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/sports/olympics/athletes.html "Penn Athletes Competing in the Olympics,"
5. Web site: Paul Makler Jr. Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20180212142157/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/paul-makler-jr-1.html . dead . February 12, 2018 . February 23, 2011 . sports-reference.com.