| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Ronald Friedberg |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | (1959-12-14) December 14, 1959 (age 65) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event | Saber |
| College team | University of Pennsylvania Quakers |
| Team | USA Men's Sabre Fencing Team |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1988 Olympics |
| World finals | Pan American games 1984 Indianapolis |
| National finals | 1980 NCAA Fencing Championship |
Paul Ronald Friedberg (born December 14, 1959) is an American former fencer.
Early and personal life
Friedberg was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is Jewish. His brother is Olympic fencer John Friedberg.
Fencing career
Fencing at the University of Pennsylvania for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers, Friedberg was four-time All-Ivy League, and a three-time All-American. He won the NCAA saber titles in 1979, 1980, and 1981. As a senior in 1981, Friedberg received the Class of 1915 Award, given to a senior class athlete who most closely approaches the ideal University of Pennsylvania student-athlete. He graduated with degrees from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science, and later earned an MBA from Penn's Wharton School of Business.
Friedberg won a gold medal at the 1981 Maccabiah Games. He competed at the 1983 Pan American Games, won silver medals in team saber at the 1987 Pan American Games and the 1991 Pan American Games, and won a gold medal in team saber at the 1995 Pan American Games.
He competed in the team sabre event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Friedberg was inducted into the Penn Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.
Miscellaneous
Friedberg appeared on season 29 of This Old House, renovating his house in Newton, Massachusetts.
See also
References
- Bob Wechsler. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History
- Encyclopaedia Judaica Year Book
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Friedberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- William S. Burroughs. - - Esquire.
- "Paul R. Friedberg," University of Pennsylvania.
- 21 August 1981 Jewish Post.
- "Hall of Fame Inaugural Class - Biographies," University of Pennsylvania.
- "The High Price of Home Improvement". The Daily Beast. October 8, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
External links
Categories:
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- Living people
- Jewish sabre fencers
- Jewish American sportspeople
- American male sabre fencers
- Olympic fencers for the United States
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- Sportspeople from Baltimore
- Sportspeople from Newton, Massachusetts
- Maccabiah Games medalists in fencing
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States
- Competitors at the 1981 Maccabiah Games
- University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni
- Wharton School alumni
- 21st-century American Jews
- Fencers at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Fencers at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Fencers at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Fencers at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in fencing
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in fencing
- Penn Quakers fencers
- 20th-century American sportsmen