Benjamin (Benji) Ungar

Benjamin "Benji" Nathanial Ungar (born January 19, 1986) is a US Men's Épée fencer.[1][2] He was the NCAA Men's Épée Champion in 2006, and was a member of the USA Men's Épée team that won the silver medal at the 2010 World Fencing Championships.

Benjamin Ungar

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Nathanial Ungar
Nickname(s)	Benji
Nationality	American
Born	January 19, 1986 Bronx, NY, United States
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	USA
Sport	Fencing
Event(s)	Men's Epee
College team	Harvard Crimson
Club	New York Athletic Club
Medal record Men's fencing Representing  United States World Championships 2010 Paris Team épée 2006 Taebaek City Junior Men's épée Junior and Cadet Fencing World Cup 2006 Tauberbischofsheim Junior Men's épée Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team épée NCAA Fencing Championships 2006 Houston Men's épée

Early life

Ungar is a native New Yorker, and has lived in The Bronx in New York.[3][4] He was a child actor, with film credits in The Substance of Fire and Billy Budd.[5] His brother, Jonathan Ungar, also fenced at Harvard ('03).[6]

Ungar was the valedictorian of his class at Bronx High School of Science.[3] In high school, Ungar was a member of the National Honors Society and was a National Merit Scholarship Finalist.[6]

Fencing career

Ungar has fenced with the New York Athletic Club.[4] He was a member of US National Men's Epee Team at Cadet and Junior World Championships in 2002, 2003, and 2006.[6] He was a bronze medalist at the World Fencing Junior Championships.[6] Ungar was the first American to win a Junior Épée World Cup, winning the Junior Men's Épée World Cup in 2006.[7][8] He was also the Junior Men's Épée World Championships Bronze Medalist in 2006.[9][10]

Fencing for Harvard University as a sophomore, Ungar was the NCAA Men's Épée Champion in 2006. His win was listed as one of Harvard's 25 greatest athletic accomplishments.[11] Ungar became the third Harvard men's fencer to win an NCAA individual title, and was Academic All-Ivy League. He was Harvard University's Male Athlete of the Year 2006.[12] Ungar was also a two time All-American and two-time All-Ivy League honoree.[13]

Ungar was a Senior Men's Épée World Championships Silver Medalist in 2010.

Medical career

Ungar is currently in medical school at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In 2011, he accepted an award for Best Basic Science Paper by the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.[14]

See also

• List of select Jewish fencers

References

1. "Ben Ungar | Fencing.Net". Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
2. "Achievement Ceremony"
3. "Undefeated Bronx Science Fencers Three-peat," Newsday.
4. FENCING US Fencers Set for 2010 World Fencing Championships in Paris
5. "Benjamin Ungar - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
6. "Benjamin Ungar" - Harvard
7. "Detail of points". fie.ch. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
8. "FENCING | Epéeist pierces the competition". Yale Daily News. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
9. "Fencer". fie.ch. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
10. "Ungar Captures Bronze at Worlds". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
11. "25 great moments in Harvard sports history | Sep–Oct 2011". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
12. "MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Benjamin Ungar". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
13. "Ungar Claims Title at Summer Fencing Nationals - Ivy League". ivyleaguesports.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
14. "SAS11 - Awards Ceremony". isass.org. Retrieved June 1, 2014.