Peter Westbrook

Peter Jonathan Westbrook (April 16, 1952 – November 29, 2024) was an American saber fencer. He was a 13-time national and 3-time Pan American Games saber champion. He won a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was also the founder of the Peter Westbrook Foundation (PWF), a non-profit organization that uses fencing as a way to help young people in New York City communities. Westbrook was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

Westbrook died from liver cancer at a hospital in New York City on November 29, 2024, at the age of 72.

References

Other websites
 The Peter Westbrook Foundation
 "The Right Touch," by Finn-Olaf Jones, about Peter Westbrook Foundation, in "Forbes," September 18, 2006

Category:1952 births
Category:2024 deaths
Category:Deaths from liver cancer
Category:American fencers
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
Category:Sportspeople from St. Louis, Missouri
Category:Sportspeople from New York City
Category:Philanthropists from Missouri
Category:Philanthropists from New York (state)