- Allan Kwartler
Allan S. Kwartler (
September 10 ,1917 -November 11 ,1998 ), born inNew York City , was an Americansabre and foil fencer.He was Pan-American
sabre champion, 3-time Olympian, and twice a member of sabre teams that earned 4th-place in Olympic Games (1952, 1960).Fencing career
Kwartler began fencing at
Wayne State University under Bela de Tuscan at age 28. He continued atMichigan State University under Charles Schmitter, while he earned a degree in 1948 inbacteriology .He returned to New York City in 1948, when he joined
Salle Santelli . His coaches wereGiorgio Santelli in sabre, and Ed Lucia in foil.He was the
United States most consistent 2-weapon fencer in the 1950s and 1960s, a several-times US National Championships finalist in sabre and foil. [http://www.fencingonfairfield.com/kwartler_allan.htm]In 1953 he was 2nd in foil in the National Championships; in 1954 he was 2nd in sabre and 4th in foil; in 1956 and 1960 he placed 2nd in sabre; and in 1959 3rd in sabre.
He was nationally ranked 17 times in either foil or sabre between 1951 and 1965, and was a member of 10 U.S. national championship teams.
Olympics
Kwartler fenced in the Olympics in 1952, 1956, and 1960. [http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:Q9TJEPIigvEJ:media.poly.edu/alumni/cable/pdf/Spring99v26n1.pdf+%22allan+kwartler%22+jewish&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us]
Pan American Games and Martini-Rossi
His best international success was winning the 1959
Pan American Games individual sabre title inChicago . He also won team gold medals at the 1955 and 1959 Pan Am Games. He was a silver medalist in team foil and individual foil finalist (5th place) at the 1955 Games. Kwartler also was a finalist in the firstMartini-Rossi world cup sabre event (1961).Maccabiah Games
In 1950 and 1953 Kwartler, who was
Jewish , was selected for theMaccabiah Games in Israel, winning the sabre championship in 1950 and the foil in 1953.Veteran Fencing
Kwartler was the veterans champion in sabre several times at the
Empire State Games .Official and Fencing Association
He was a widely-respected official, and presided at the sabre finals in the
1960 Summer Olympics inRome .Kwartler was chairman of the
AFLA 's (predecessor to the currentUSFA ) Metropolitan Division (1958-60) and AFLA national secretary (1960-63). He remained active in the affairs of the Westchester Division of the USFA and the Empire State Games.Coaching
Kwartler was also a widely respected coach, who coached in the methods of the Italian School for sabre, foil, and épée fencing. He coached at Salle Santelli, Brooklyn Poly (1965-80), [http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:Q9TJEPIigvEJ:media.poly.edu/alumni/cable/pdf/Spring99v26n1.pdf+%22allan+kwartler%22+jewish&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us]
SUNY (Purchase), the US Military Academy atWest Point ,Rockland Center for the Arts, and the Westchester Fencing Club. He was named USFCA coach of the year in theMiddle Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association in 1994.Death
Allan Kwartler died on
November 11 ,1998 , and was survived by his wife, Connie, his son and two daughters, and four grandchildren.Halls of Fame
He was inducted into the
Yonkers Hall of Fame in 1980, theWestchester Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, and theUSFA Hall of Fame in 2001.Miscellaneous
*He had careers in advertising sales and insurance underwriting.
Links
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/pafc/Pan_American_Games_Results.htm#E Pan Am Game results]
* [http://www.jewsinsports.org/Olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=296 Allan S. Kwartler]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/pafc/Pan_American_Games_Results.htm#S1959 Pan American Games results]
* [http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:Q9TJEPIigvEJ:media.poly.edu/alumni/cable/pdf/Spring99v26n1.pdf+%22allan+kwartler%22+jewish&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us Poly bio]
* [http://www.cityofyonkers.com/parkssite/Allan%20Kwartler.htm Allan Kwartler, Yonkers Hall of Fame]
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