Emily Jacobson
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Born | Decatur, Georgia, United States | December 2, 1985||||||||||||||
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Emily Phillipa Jacobson (born December 2, 1985, in Dunwoody, Georgia) is an American Olympic sabre fencer. She won a bronze medal in the 2003 Pan American Games, and was 2004 Junior World Champion in women's saber.
Background
Jacobson was born in
Jacobson graduated from
Fencing career
World Championships, World Cups, Pan Am Games, and US & World Rankings
Jacobson finished 7th in
At the 2004 Junior World Championships, she won gold medals in both the team and individual events.[9] That year, she was ranked No. 3 among female junior and senior U.S. saber fencers.[9]
In 2005 she took 5th in the Junior World Championships.[11]
In 2010, she won the National Championship in Women’s Sabre at the US Fencing National Championships.[12]
Olympics
She competed for the U.S. at the
College career
After high school, she ranked second nationally, and 11th in the world. At Columbia University, fencing for the Columbia Lions fencing team Jacobson she was named first team All-American all four years that she competed.[14][15]
Jacobson was the 2005
In 2006, she finished second in sabre at the
Awards
Jacobson, who is
Calendar
Her image was included in a 5766 calendar, "Jewish + Female = Athlete: Portraits of Strength from around the World", featuring Jewish women in sport, produced by the
See also
References
- ^ Day by Day in Jewish Sports History – Bob Wechsler
- ^ a b "Jacobson, Emily and Sada – Museum Of American Fencing". Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Emily Jacobson" – Columbia University Lions
- ^ "Inside The Life: Gabby Douglas Interviewed By Tim Morehouse"
- ^ "Columbia Athletics Celebrates 25 Years of Women's Sports" – Columbia University Lions
- ^ "Emily Jacobson (J.D./M.B.A. '14) – College of Law"
- ^ "En Garde: Olympian Incorporates Fencing Skills in Study of Law" – College of Law
- ^ "Alumni US" | Georgia State University – J. Mack Robinson College of Business
- ^ a b c d e "Emily Jacobson". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ "Women's Saber: Emily Jacobson". fencingmedia.org. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ Emily Jacobson
- ^ "Emily Jacobson, Seth Kelsey win National Championships"
- ^ "Emily Jacobson Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Emily Jacobson". Nellya's Olympic Fencers. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Emily Jacobson '08CC Selected to USA Fencing Hall of Fame – Columbia University Lions
- ^ Ralph Hickok (April 1, 2010). "NCAA Fencing Champions". HickokSports.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2002. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
- ^ Asinof, Richard (September 29, 2005). "History of Jewish female athletes celebrated in brand-new calendar". The Jewish Ledger. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
External links
- US Olympic Team bio
- Columbia University bio at the Wayback Machine (archived May 15, 2007)
- National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame bio
- Jews in Sports bio
- 2005 interview at the Wayback Machine (archived September 16, 2006)
- "On the Prowl with Emily Jacobson '08CC," 7/17/2007