Personal information | |
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Full name | Paul Todd Makler, Sr. |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | October 22, 1920
Died | May 12, 2022 Los Altos, California, U.S. | (aged 101)
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing |
Event(s) | épée and foil |
College team | University of Pennsylvania Quakers |
Club | Salle Csiszar |
Paul Todd Makler Sr. (October 22, 1920 – May 12, 2022) was an American Olympic foil and épée fencer.[1]
Makler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was Jewish.[2][1][3][4][5] He attended the University of Pennsylvania, fencing for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers, and University of Pennsylvania Medical School, graduating in 1964, became a physician, and practiced internal medicine for many years.[2][4] His sons Paul Makler Jr. and Brooke Makler fenced at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics, respectively.[2][3]
Makler died in Los Altos, California on May 12, 2022, at the age of 101.[6]
Makler competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[2] He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1955 Pan American Games.[3][2] Makler competed for Salle Csiszar, winning an Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) national team épée title with the club in 1956.[2] Makler was President of the American Fencing Association in 1962.[3]