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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 November 1938 Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | 4 January 2025 (aged 86) |
| Sport | |
| Country | USA |
| Sport | Fencing |
Event | Epee |
| College team | University of Pennsylvania Quakers |
David Micahnik (born November 5, 1938) was an American fencer and fencing coach. He was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.[1]
Biography
[edit]Micahnik attended the University of Pennsylvania (1959), fencing for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers, and was a first-team All-Ivy selection in epee as a senior.[2] He was the 1960 U.S. National Champion.[2]
He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.[3]
Micahnik won the individual epee title and took second in foil, and won gold medals with the epee and foil teams, at the 1965 Maccabiah Games.[4] He again won the individual and team gold medals in epee at the 1969 Maccabiah Games.[4] He coached the U.S. fencing teams at the 1985 Maccabiah Games and the 1993 Maccabiah Games.[2]
Halls of fame
[edit]Micahnik is a member of the USFA Hall of Fame.[5] He is also a member of the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Penn Athletics Hall of Fame.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jewish Currents". Jewish Currents. July 6, 1964 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 "The Coach Dave Micahnik Center". www.pennathletics.com.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Micahnik". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- 1 2 "David M. Micahnik". University of Pennsylvania Athletics.
- ↑ "Micahnik, David M." usfencinghalloffame. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Penn Athletics Mourns Passing of Former Fencing Coach/Hall of Famer David Micahnik C'59". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. January 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Philly Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Dave Micahnik". phillyjewishsports.org.
External links
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- 1938 births
- Living people
- American male épée fencers
- American male foil fencers
- Olympic fencers for the United States
- Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Hazleton, Pennsylvania
- Jewish épée fencers
- Jewish foil fencers
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Maccabiah Games medalists in fencing
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States
- Maccabiah Games silver medalists for the United States
- Competitors at the 1965 Maccabiah Games
- Competitors at the 1969 Maccabiah Games
- Penn Quakers fencers
- 21st-century American Jews
- 20th-century American sportsmen