Bennet Nathaniel Lubell[1] (August 15, 1916 – September 17, 2006) was an American three-time Olympian fencer.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bennet Nathaniel Lubell |
| Born | August 15, 1916 New York City, United States |
| Died | September 17, 2006 (aged 90) Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event(s) | foil, saber, and epee |
| College team | City College of New York |
| Club | Fencers Club |
Medal record | |
Early and personal life
editLubell was born in New York City, and was Jewish.[2] Later in life he lived in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[3]
Fencing career
editHe 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] The entire USA Foil Fencing Team at the 1956 Olympics was Jewish, with the other Jewish fencers being Daniel Bukantz, Albert Axelrod, Harold Goldsmith, and Byron Krieger.[6][7]
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]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nathaniel Lubell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- ^ a b Kirsch, George B.; Harris, Othello; Nolte, Claire Elaine (2000). Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313299117. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e "Paid Notice: Deaths LUBELL, NATHANIEL". The New York Times. September 23, 2006. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Lubell, Nathaniel," Jews in Sports.
- ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9781602800137. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. 2004. ISBN 9781903900888.
- ^ Vecsey, George (December 2, 2007). "A Righteous Recipe for Longevity". The New York Times.
