Brooke Makler

Brooke Makler
Personal information
Full nameAdrian Brooke Makler
Born(1951-03-16)March 16, 1951
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedAugust 29, 2010(2010-08-29) (aged 59)
Paris, France
Sport
CountryUSA
SportFencing
Event(s)Foil, epee
College teamUniversity of Pennsylvania Quakers
ClubSalle 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. ^ a b Martin Harry Greenberg. The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actors and writers, and hundreds of other lists of accomplished Jews
  2. ^ a b c d "Brooke Makler Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Penn Fencing."
  4. ^ "Makler Is Epee Victor After 4-Man Barrage," The New York Times.