| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Brooke Makler |
| Born | March 16, 1951 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | August 29, 2010 (aged 59) Paris, France |
| Sport | |
| Country | USA |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event(s) | Foil, epee |
| College team | University of Pennsylvania Quakers |
| Club | Salle Csiszar |
Adrian Brooke Makler (March 16, 1951 – August 29, 2010) was an American Olympic foil and épée fencer.
Early and personal life
Makler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was Jewish.[1] He was the son of Paul Makler, Sr., and the brother of Paul Makler, Jr., both of whom fenced for the United States at the Olympics. [2]
Fencing career
He competed for Salle Csiszar.[2]
Makler fenced at the University of Pennsylvania (graduating in 1973) for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers, won the NCAA Championship in Foil in 1973, and was a Second Team All American in Foil in 1972 and a First Team All American in Foil in 1973.[3] He was co-captain of the team in 1973, and was All-Ivy League First Team in 1971 and 1972.[3]
He won gold medals for the US in team épée at the 1975 Pan American Games and the 1979 Pan American Games, and a silver medal in team foil at the 1975 Games.[2]
Makler competed in the team foil and individual and team épée events at the 1976 Summer Olympics, at the age of 25.[2]
He was National Amateur Fencers League of America Épée Champion in 1978.[1][4]
See also
References
- 1 2 Martin Harry Greenberg. The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actors and writers, and hundreds of other lists of accomplished Jews
- 1 2 3 4 "Brooke Makler Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- 1 2 "Penn Fencing."
- ↑ "Makler Is Epee Victor After 4‐Man Barrage," The New York Times.