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Gilbert Eisner is an American former épée fencer.[1]

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Gilbert Eisner
ResidenceKew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York
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Country United States
Weaponépée
ClubNew York University
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Eisner is Jewish, and was a commercial artist.[1][2][3]

Fencing career

A resident of Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York, he fenced for Forest Hills High School in Queens, New York.[4][1][2] In 1960, he won the NCAA épée championship while fencing for New York University.[1] He was undefeated in épée in three years at NYU, and graduated in 1961.[5]

He won the épée title at the 1962 U.S. Fencing Championships in New York.[1][2] In 1963, he won a gold medal in team épée for the United States at the 1963 Pan American Games.[1]

He is a member of the NYU Athletics Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 1987.[5]

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