Nathaniel Lubell
Personal information
Full nameBennet Nathaniel Lubell
Born(1916-08-15)August 15, 1916
New York City, United States
DiedSeptember 17, 2006(2006-09-17) (aged 90)
Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFencing
Event(s)foil, saber, and epee
College teamCity College of New York
ClubFencers Club
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1951 Buenos AiresTeam foil
Gold medal – first place1951 Buenos AiresTeam sabre
Silver medal – second place1951 Buenos AiresTeam épée
Bronze medal – third place1951 Buenos AiresIndividual foil

Bennet Nathaniel Lubell[1] (August 15, 1916 – September 17, 2006) was an American three-time Olympian fencer.

Early and personal life

Lubell was born in New York City, and was Jewish.[2] Later in life he lived in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[3]

Fencing career

He 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]

Artist career

Lubell was also a courtroom artist at the Nuremberg Trials, and later designed 15 US postage stamps.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Paid Notice: Deaths LUBELL, NATHANIEL". The New York Times. September 23, 2006. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ↑ "Lubell, Nathaniel," Jews in Sports.
  5. ↑ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9781602800137. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Vecsey, George (December 2, 2007). "A Righteous Recipe for Longevity". The New York Times.
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