Dan Kellner
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Born | Livingston, New Jersey, United States | April 16, 1976||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon | foil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hand | left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIE ranking | ranking (archive) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daniel Kellner (born April 16, 1976) is an American Olympic foil fencer. He has won gold and silver medals at the Pan American Games, and a gold medal at the Maccabiah Games.
Early life
Kellner was born in
Kellner attended the Pingry School, graduating in 1994.[3]
Fencing career
College
Fencing foil for the
He was the
Quitting and comeback
After failing to make the 2000 Olympic team, Kellner retired from fencing. He returned to fencing three years later and won a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, and his first national foil championship in 2004.[6]
US Nationals
Kellner was formerly ranked No. 1 in men's foil in the U.S.
He won the foil competition at the U.S. fencing national championships in 2004. Kellner rallied from a 0–6 and 1–7 deficit in his semifinal against
He finished 2nd in 1997, 1998, and 2000.
World Cups
He had podium finishes in World Cups for several seasons in a row.
Olympics
In the Olympics in Athens he came in 16th in foil, and the U.S. team came in 4th.[8]
Kellner, seeded 26th, won his first bout, upsetting # 7 seed
Maccabiah Games
Kellner decided to skip the 2005 World Cup in Vancouver and the US nationals so he could compete in the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[11] His international ranking slipped from No. 11 to 12 as a result. He led the U.S. delegation's march into the Ramat Gan stadium alongside legendary swimmers Mark Spitz and Lenny Krayzelburg.[12]
Kellner won the silver medal at the 2005 Maccabiah Games, losing to Israel's Tomer Or 15–9.[13][14][15][11]
Pan American Games
Kellner won a team silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Canada.
He also won gold medals, both team and individual, at the 2003 Pan American Games. The team trailed 40–30 entering the last match, which Kellner won 15–4, setting off a celebration.[16]
Teammate Jon Tiomkin said: “There are no words to describe it. No words at all. That was absolutely incredible. I've never seen a comeback like that in my life at such a high level competition and with such high stakes.”[17]
US Team Captain
He was the captain of the U.S. men's foil National Team squad.
He is a 7-time world championship team member.
See also
References
- ISBN 9780881259698. Archivedfrom the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Dan Kellner". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- Courier News (New Jersey), July 24, 2004. Accessed February 11, 2011. "Fencer Dan Kellner, a Warren Township native and 1994 graduate of The Pingry School in Bernards, will compete in individual and team foil events."
- ^ "x". Retrieved January 3, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Men's All-Time First Team All-Ivy League". Archived from the original on March 17, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Athlete Profile: Dan Kellner". US Fencing Media Resource. Archived from the original on June 30, 2006. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "x". Retrieved January 3, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dan Kellner Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ "2004 US Olympic Fencing Results". Archived from the original on December 23, 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2007.
- ^ "x". Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "Fencing / Third time lucky for Or". Haaretz. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ "Fencing in the News | FENCING". fencing.proboards.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "World News - Fencing.Net". Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "x". Archived from the original on January 15, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2007.
- ^ "Or Foils Kellner at Maccabiah Games". July 19, 2005. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "IDSnews.com". June 6, 2006. Archived from the original on June 6, 2006.
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