Nathaniel Lubell Explained

Bennet Nathaniel Lubell (August 15, 1916  - September 17, 2006) was an American three-time Olympian fencer.

Early and personal life

Lubell was born in New York City, and was Jewish.^[1] Later in life he lived in Fort Lee, New Jersey.^[2]

Fencing career

He fenced for the City College of New York, graduating in 1936, and Lubell was inducted into the CCNY Athletic Hall of Fame in 1969.^{[2] [3]}

Lubell won the United States Foil Fencing Championship in 1948, fencing for the Fencers Club of New York.^{[1] [4]} He also helped the Fencers Club win the team foil in 1949-51, 1953, and 1955-56 at the Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) Championships.

At the 1951 Pan American Games, Lubell won the bronze medal in individual foil, team gold medals in foil and saber, and the silver medal in team epee.^[2] The entire USA Foil Fencing Team at the 1956 Olympics was Jewish, with the other Jewish fencers being Daniel Bukantz, Albert Axelrod, Harold Goldsmith, and Byron Krieger.^{[5] [6]}

Lubell competed for the United States in foil at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.^[7]

He coached fencing at West Point from 1962-66.^[2] Lubell served as President of The New York Fencers Club during the 1970s.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States . George B. . Kirsch . Othello . Harris . Claire Elaine . Nolte . 2000 . Greenwood Publishing Group . 9780313299117 . February 8, 2018 . Google Books.
2. Web site: Paid Notice: Deaths LUBELL, NATHANIEL . September 23, 2006 . The New York Times . February 8, 2018 . NYTimes.com.
3. http://www.jewsinsports.org/olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=287 "Lubell, Nathaniel,"
4. Book: Wechsler, Bob . Day by Day in Jewish Sports History . 2008 . KTAV Publishing House, Inc. . 9781602800137 . February 8, 2018 . Google Books.
5. Book: Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists . 9781903900888 . 2004 . Sussex Academic Press.
6. News: A Righteous Recipe for Longevity . George . Vecsey . December 2, 2007 . The New York Times.
7. Nathaniel Lubell Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162616/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/nate-lubell-1.html . dead . April 17, 2020 . June 21, 2010.