Team USA’s Men’s Foil Fencers Aim To Parry Their Way To Gold: “Together, We Are Unstoppable”
All told the foursome each owns at least one Olympic medal, plus a combined 25 world championships medals.
Athlete Bio#
Height
6'1"
Age
29
Hometown
Boston, MA
Education
Harvard University
Quick Facts
- Son of Renee Goetzler and Mark Dershwitz
- Has one brother, Phil, and a twin sister, Sally. Followed his brother into fencing
- Hobbies include hiking, camping and listening to music. He also enjoys basketball, soccer and tennis
- Is fluent in Spanish
Olympic Experience
- 3-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Paris 2024, 7th (Team Sabre - Men), 17th (Individual Sabre - Men)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 8th (Team Sabre - Men), 9th (Individual Sabre - Men)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 19th (Individual Sabre - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – gold (Individual Sabre - Men), bronze (Team Sabre - Men)
- Years of participation: Individual Sabre - Men 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023; Team Sabre - Men 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
- Medals: 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2023 (Individual Sabre - Men)
- Silver – 2018 (Individual Sabre - Men)
- Bronze – 2023 (Team Sabre - Men)
Eli Dershwitz - 2023 World Champion#
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