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Paul Friedberg
Paul Ronald Friedberg (born December 14, 1959) is an American former fencer. Early and personal lifeFriedberg was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is Jewish.[1][2] His brother is Olympic fencer John Friedberg.[3][4] Fencing careerFencing at the University of Pennsylvania for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers, Friedberg was four-time All-Ivy League, and a three-time All-American.[3] He won the NCAA saber titles in 1979, 1980, and 1981.[3] 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.[5] 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.[3] Friedberg won a gold medal at the 1981 Maccabiah Games.[6] 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.[3] He competed in the team sabre event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[3] Friedberg was inducted into the Penn Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.[7] MiscellaneousFriedberg appeared on season 29 of This Old House, renovating his house in Newton, Massachusetts.[8] See alsoReferences
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