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 nameBenjamin Nathanial Ungar
Nickname(s)Benji
NationalityAmerican
Born (1986-01-19) January 19, 1986
Bronx, NY, United States
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryUSA
SportFencing
Event(s)Men's Epee
College teamHarvard Crimson
ClubNew York Athletic Club
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  United States
World Championships
2010 ParisTeam épée
2006 Taebaek CityJunior Men's épée
Junior and Cadet Fencing World Cup
2006 TauberbischofsheimJunior Men's épée
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam épée
NCAA Fencing Championships
2006 HoustonMen'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]

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gollark: "Waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex." (28 letters) "Jived fox nymph grabs quick waltz." (28 letters) "Glib jocks quiz nymph to vex dwarf." (28 letters) "Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow." (29 letters) "How vexingly quick daft zebras jump!" (30 letters) "The five boxing wizards jump quickly." (31 letters) "Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz." (31 letters) "Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs." (32 letters)These 8 are shorter and mostly better (stolen blatantly from Wikipedia).
gollark: The fox/dog one is among the *least* cool pangrams, honestly?
gollark: sphnix of black quartz, judge my vow > the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog
gollark: Yes, also seriously whyyyy.

See also

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.
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