Eli Dershwitz

Eli Dershwitz
Personal information
Born (1995-09-23) September 23, 1995 (age 28)
Sherborn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Training locationNatick, Massachusetts
SportFencing
WeaponSabre
Handleft-handed
ClubTim Morehouse Fencing Club
Head coachZoran Tulum
FIE ranking5
Domestic ranking1[1]
Medal record
Men's sabre
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Milan Individual
Silver medal – second place 2018 Wuxi Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Milan Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cartagena Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 San José Individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Santiago Individual
Gold medal – first place 2016 Panama City Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Montreal Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Havana Individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Toronto Individual
Gold medal – first place 2019 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Lima Individual
Gold medal – first place 2024 Lima Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Montreal Individual
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Panama City Individual
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tashkent Individual
Silver medal – second place 2012 Moscow Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Porec Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Plovdiv Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tashkent Team
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tel Aviv Individual
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tel Aviv Team

Eli Dershwitz (/ˈdɜːrʃwɪts/ DURSH-wits; born September 23, 1995)[2] is an American left-handed saber fencer, five-time individual Pan American champion, two-time Olympian, and the 2023 saber World Champion.[3]

In 2014, Dershwitz won the US Men's Saber National Championship, becoming the youngest US senior men's saber championship holder. Dershwitz then won the 2015 Junior World Fencing Championships in saber, becoming the inaugural U.S. men's saber fencer to win a world title. He is a five-time Pan-American Championship title holder, and the 2015 Pan American Games champion in saber. Dershwitz competed in fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He returned to Harvard University as a sophomore, winning individual saber in the 2017 NCAA Fencing Championship and as a junior in the 2018 NCAA Fencing Championship. He was ranked #1 in the United States as of February 2018, and was ranked #1 in the world as of July 2018.[4][5][6][7] He was the youngest saber fencer among the world's top 25.[8]

He won a silver medal in saber at the 2018 World Fencing Championships. He won the gold medal in saber at the 2023 World Fencing Championships.

Dershwitz is representing the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, in the Men's sabre and Men's team sabre on July 27 and 31, 2024.

  1. ^ "Harvard fencer heads for Olympics," Harvard Gazette.
  2. ^ "DERSHWITZ Eli". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". The International Fencing Federation. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Eli Dershwitz Rises To No. 1 Saber Fencer In The World With First World Championship Medal"
  5. ^ "Fencer Eli Dershwitz is ready to strike at Rio Olympics," The Boston Globe.
  6. ^ "Eli Dershwitz," usfencing.org.
  7. ^ "USOC Announces Best of April Finalists for Team USA Awards". SwimSwam. May 2, 2018.
  8. ^ "Grabbing the Gold: Star Fencer Eli Dershwitz Finds International Success Representing Team USA | Sports". The Harvard Crimson.