page_title: List of Jews in sports
section_title: Fencing
hierarchical_section_title: List of Jews in sports / Athletes / Fencing
context_page_description: This list of Jewish athletes in sports contains athletes who are Jewish and have attained outstanding achievements in sports. The criteria for inclusion in this list are:
  1–3 places winners at major international tournaments;
  for team sports, winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major international tournaments, or playing for several seasons for clubs of major national leagues; or
  holders of past and current world records.
  Boldface denotes a current competitor.
  To be included in the list, one does not necessarily have to practice Judaism. Some members of the list may practice other religions or no religion at all, but are of Jewish ancestry.
  The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature. Scholars believe that sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular society.
context_section_description: Henri Anspach, Belgium (épée & foil), Olympic champion
  Paul Anspach, Belgium (épée & foil), 2x Olympic champion
  Norman Armitage (Norman Cohn), US (saber), Olympic bronze, 17x US champion
  Albert "Albie" Axelrod, US (foil), Olympic bronze, 4x US champion
  Péter Bakonyi, Hungary (saber), Olympic 3x bronze
  Tamir Bloom, US (epee), 2x Pan-American silver
  Albert Bogen (Albert Bógathy), Austria (saber), Olympic silver
  Nick Bravin
  Daniel Bukantz, US (foil), 4x US champion
  Eli Dershwitz, US (saber), Junior World Champion, 4x Pan-American champion, US champion, NCAA champion
  Yves Dreyfus, France (épée), Olympic bronze, French champion
  Ilona Elek, Hungary (saber), 2x Olympic champion
  Boaz Ellis, Israel (foil), 3x NCAA champion, 5x Israeli champion
  Sándor Erdős, Hungary (épée), Olympic champion
  Siegfried "Fritz" Flesch, Austria (saber), Olympic bronze
  Dr. Dezső Földes, Hungary (saber), 2x Olympic champion
  Yuval Freilich, Israel (épée), 2019 European Epee Champion
  Dr. Jenő Fuchs, Hungary (saber), 4x Olympic champion
  Tamás Gábor, Hungary (épée), Olympic champion
  János Garay, Hungary (saber), Olympic champion, silver, bronze, killed by the Nazis
  Dr. Oskar Gerde, Hungary (saber), 2x Olympic champion, killed by the Nazis
  Dr. Sándor Gombos, Hungary (saber), Olympic champion
  Vadim Gutzeit, Ukraine (saber), Olympic champion
  Johan Harmenberg, Sweden (épée), Olympic champion
  Delila Hatuel, Israel (foil), Olympian, ranked #9 in world
  Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann, Israel (foil), 20x Israeli champion
  Dr. Otto Herschmann, Austria (saber), Olympic silver
  Emily Jacobson, US (saber), Junior World Champion, NCAA champion
  Sada Jacobson, US (saber), ranked # 1 in the world, Olympic silver, 2x bronze, 2x world team champion
  Allan Jay, British (épée & foil), Olympic 2x silver, world champion
  Endre Kabos, Hungary (saber), 3x Olympic champion, bronze
  Roman Kantor, Poland (épée), Nordic champion & Soviet champion, killed by the Nazis
  Byron Krieger, US (foil, saber, épée), 2x Olympian, Pan American Games team gold/silver
  Grigory Kriss, Soviet (épée), Olympic champion, 2x silver
  Allan Kwartler, US (saber), 3x Pan American Games champion
  Alexandre Lippmann, France (épée), 2x Olympic champion, 2x silver, bronze
  Helene Mayer, Germany & US (foil), Olympic champion
  Maria Mazina, Russia (épée), Olympic champion, bronze
  Mark Midler, Soviet (foil), 2x Olympic champion
  Noam Mills, Israel (épée), female Junior World Champion
  Armand Mouyal, France (épée), Olympic bronze, world champion
  Claude Netter, France (foil), Olympic champion, silver
  Jacques Ochs, Belgium (épée), Olympic champion
  Ayelet Ohayon, Israel (foil), European champion
  Ellen Osiier, Denmark (foil), Olympic champion
  Dr. Ivan Osiier, Denmark (épée, foil, and saber), Olympic silver (épée), 25x Danish champion
  Attila Petschauer, Hungary (saber), 2x team Olympic champion, silver, killed by the Nazis
  Ellen Preis, Austria (foil), Olympic champion, 3x world champion, 17x Austrian champion
  Mark Rakita, Soviet (saber), 2x Olympic champion, 2x silver
  Yakov Rylsky, Soviet (saber), Olympic champion
  Gaston Salmon, Belgium (épée), Olympic champion
  Zoltán Ozoray Schenker, Hungary (saber & foil), Olympic champion, silver, bronze
  Edgar Seligman, British (épée, foil, and saber), Olympic 2x silver (épée), 2x British champion in each weapon
  Sergey Sharikov, Russia (saber), 2x Olympic champion, silver, bronze
  Andre Spitzer, Israel, killed by terrorists
  Jean Stern, France (épée), Olympic champion
  Soren Thompson, US (épée), World Team Champion, US Junior Champion, US champion, NCAA champion
  David Tyshler, Soviet (saber), Olympic bronze
  Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Hungary (foil), 2x Olympic champion
  Eduard Vinokurov, Russia (saber), 2x Olympic champion, silver
  Iosif Vitebskiy, Soviet (épée), Olympic silver, 10x national champion
  Lajos Werkner, Hungary (saber), 2x Olympic champion
  George Worth, US (saber), Olympic bronze, US champion, 3x Pan American champion
caption: Helene Mayer
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