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'{{Infobox fencer | name = Eli Dershwitz | image = Eli Dershwitz 2015 WCh SMS-IN t122900.jpg | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | country = | nationality = American | residence = Sherborn, Massachusetts | training = [[Natick, Massachusetts]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|23}} | birth_place = [[Sherborn, Massachusetts]] | weapon = [[Sabre (fencing)|Sabre]] | hand = left-handed | height = 1.85 m | weight = 79 kg | club = Zeta Fencing | headcoach = [[Zoran Tulum]] | nationalranking= [http://fie.org/fencers/fencer/27914 current ranking] | fieranking = 1 | domesticranking= 1<ref name="news.harvard.edu">[http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/08/harvard-fencer-heads-for-olympics/ "Harvard fencer heads for Olympics,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''Harvard Gazette''.</ref> | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|[[World Fencing Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2018 World Fencing Championships|2018 Wuxi]]|[[Men's sabre at the 2018 World Fencing Championships|Individual]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2015 Pan American Games|Toronto 2015]]|[[Fencing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's sabre|Individual]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2015 Pan American Games|Toronto 2015]]|[[Fencing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's team sabre|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Fencing Championships|Pan American Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2016 Pan American Fencing Championships|Panama City 2016]]|Team}} {{MedalGold|[[2015 Pan American Fencing Championships|Santiago de Chile 2015]]|Individual}} {{MedalGold|[[2014 Pan American Fencing Championships|San José 2014]]|Individual}} {{MedalGold|[[2013 Pan American Fencing Championships|Cartagena 2013]]|Team}} {{MedalBronze|[[2016 Pan American Fencing Championships|Panama 2016]]|Individual}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Junior World Fencing Championships|Junior World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|Tashkent 2015|Individual}} {{MedalSilver|Moscow 2012|Individual}} {{MedalBronze|Porec 2013|Individual}} {{MedalBronze|Plovdiv 2014|Team}} {{MedalBronze|Tashkent 2015|Team}} }} '''Eli Dershwitz''' (born September 23, 1995) is an American Olympic [[Sabre (fencing)|sabre]] [[Fencing|fencer]].<ref name="gocrimson.com">[http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mfencing/2014-15/bios/dershwitz_eli_7m7n?view=bio Eli Dershwitz - Harvard<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="teamusa.org">[http://www.teamusa.org/usa-fencing/athletes/Eli-Dershwitz Eli Dershwitz<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/fencing/schedule-and-results.htm Fencing Schedule & Results - Toronto 2015 Pan American Games<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was ranked #1 in the United States as of February 2018, and #1 in the world as of July 2018.<ref>[https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/July/22/Eli-Dershwitz-Rises-To-No-1-In-Saber-Fencer-In-The-World-With-First-World-Championship-Medal "Eli Dershwitz Rises To No. 1 Saber Fencer In The World With First World Championship Medal"]</ref><ref name="bostonglobe.com">[https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/07/19/fencer-eli-dershwitz-ready-strike-rio-olympics/AlzoNjPgDdbLisXOqtEJCK/story.html "Fencer Eli Dershwitz is ready to strike at Rio Olympics,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''The Boston Globe''.</ref><ref name="usfencing.org">[http://www.usfencing.org/page/show/2513991-eli-dershwitz "Eli Dershwitz,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] usfencing.org.</ref><ref name=autogenerated2>[https://swimswam.com/usoc-announces-best-of-april-finalists-for-team-usa-awards/ "USOC Announces Best of April Finalists for Team USA Awards"]</ref> He was the youngest saber fencer among the world’s top 25.<ref>[https://www.thecrimson.com/blog/the-back-page/article/2017/11/13/eli-dershwitz-world-cup-2017/]</ref> In 2014, Dershwitz won the US Men's Saber National Championship, becoming the youngest-ever US senior men's saber champion. Dershwitz then won the [[2015 Junior World Fencing Championships]] in saber, becoming the first American men's saber fencer to win a world title. He is a four-time Pan-American Champion, and the [[2015 Pan American Games]] champion in saber. Dershwitz represented the US in [[fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]. He returned to [[Harvard University]] as a sophomore, winning individual saber in the 2017 [[NCAA]] Fencing Championship and as a junior in the 2018 NCAA Fencing Championship. He won a silver medal in saber at the [[2018 World Fencing Championships]]. ==Early life and education== Dershwitz is Jewish, and was born and raised in [[Sherborn, Massachusetts]].<ref name="bostonglobe.com"/><ref>[http://www.jta.org/2016/07/31/life-religion/2016-olympics-7-jewish-american-olympians-to-watch-in-rio 2016 "Olympics: 7 Jewish American Olympians to watch in Rio,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] Jewish Telegraphic Agency.</ref><ref>[http://www.timesofisrael.com/2016-olympics-7-jewish-american-olympians-to-watch-in-rio/ "2016 Olympics: 7 Jewish American Olympians to watch in Rio,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''The Times of Israel''.</ref><ref name="hillel.org">[http://www.hillel.org/about/news-views/news-views---blog/news-and-views/2016/08/02/meet-the-jewish-harvard-student-going-for-gold-in-rio "Meet The Jewish Harvard Student Going for Gold in Rio,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''Hillel News''.</ref><ref name="legacy.com">[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=404243 "Arthur Dershwitz Obituary - Boston, MA,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''The Boston Globe''.</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?pid=152040790 "Ruth Goetzler Obituary - Boston, MA,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''The Boston Globe''.</ref> His parents are Renee Goetzler and Mark Dershwitz.<ref name="legacy.com" /><ref name="ReferenceA" /> His maternal grandparents, both [[Holocaust survivor]]s, were Ruth (née Schmukler) Goetzler (born in [[Tarnów]], Poland, she survived [[the Holocaust]] hidden in a barn by a Polish farmer) and Mark Goetzler (born in [[Jasło]], Poland, he also lived in [[Samarkand, Uzbekistan]]).<ref name="legacy.com" /><ref name="ReferenceA" /><ref name="hillel.org" /> His paternal parents were Arthur Dershwitz and Tillie (née Segel) Dershwitz.<ref name="legacy.com" /><ref name="ReferenceA" /> He has an older brother (Phil, who fenced for Princeton University) and a twin sister (Sally, who competed in gymnastics and lacrosse).<ref name="teamusa.org" /><ref name="ReferenceB">[https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2013/03/20/three-greater-boston-teens-make-national-fencing-squad/zhetUdMAwYZleecyKsNyiN/story.html "Three Greater Boston teens make national fencing squad,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''The Boston Globe''.</ref> He attended the Conservative synagogue Temple Israel of [[Natick]], was circumcized in 1995, was bar mitzvah in 2008, and considers himself a "proud member of the Jewish community."<ref>[https://www.tiofnatick.org/sites/default/files/uploaded_files/site/Home/2014%20May%20June%20HaKol%202014.pdf "Congratulations to the Graduates of 2014!"]</ref><ref name="hillel.org" /> Dershwitz played basketball and soccer up until the end of middle school.<ref name="milforddailynews.com">[http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20151208/SPORTS/151128791/?Start=2 "The Beat: Natick's Zeta Fencing truly a home of champions,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''Milford Daily News''.</ref> He attended [[Dover-Sherborn High School]], graduating in 2014.<ref name="gocrimson.com"/><ref name="teamusa.org"/> He is a student at [[Harvard University]], where he is majoring in history.<ref name="milforddailynews.com"/> He is a member of the varsity [[Harvard Crimson fencing]] team.<ref>[http://www.gocrimson.com/aotw/2014-15/20141209_dershwitz Eli Dershwitz - Men's Fencing - Harvard<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As a freshman in 2014-15, he was a First Team [[All-American]], All-[[Ivy League]], and finished third at the [[NCAA Fencing Championships]] with a 22-2 record.<ref name="gocrimson.com"/> He was the seventh Harvard fencer to compete in the Olympics, with the prior two having been [[Emily Cross]] '09 (Team USA) and [[Noam Mills]] '12 (Israel), who both competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.<ref>[http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/3/29/jarocki-dershwitz-fencing-forces/ "Jarocki Reclaims Crown, Dershwitz Makes Olympics,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''The Harvard Crimson''.</ref><ref>[http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mfencing/2015-16/releases/20160326hot3cu "Rio Bound! Dershwitz Qualifies for U.S. Olympic Team with Gold Medal in Seoul" - Harvard<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Dershwitz took off the 2015–16 school year to train full-time for the Olympics.<ref name="bostonglobe.com"/> As a sophomore in 2016-17, he was again a First Team All-American, All-Ivy League, and this time he won the NCAA Fencing Championship in men's saber, becoming the first fencer to win an NCAA fencing championship for Harvard since 2007.<ref>[https://www.thecrimson.com/blog/the-back-page/article/2017/11/13/eli-dershwitz-world-cup-2017/ "Grabbing the Gold: Star Fencer Eli Dershwitz Finds International Success Representing Team USA"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As a junior in 2017-18, he again won the NCAA Saber Fencing Championship. He became the first Harvard male fencer to win back-to-back NCAA championships, and was again voted an All American.<ref>[https://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mfencing/2017-18/releases/20180325vep5id]</ref> ==Fencing career== Dershwitz was ranked number 1 in saber in the United States, and number 10 in the world, as of the summer of 2016.<ref name="bostonglobe.com"/><ref name="usfencing.org"/> In March 2016, US Olympic saber coach [[Zoran Tulum]] said: "Eli’s world ranking is remarkable... he is the youngest [saber] fencer among the world’s top 25."<ref>[http://dover.wickedlocal.com/news/20160305/sherborns-eli-dershwitz-part-of-championship-us-fencing-team "Sherborn's Eli Dershwitz part of championship U.S. fencing team,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''Dover-Sherborn Press'' - Dover, MA.</ref> He was ranked #1 in the world as of July 2018.[https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/July/22/Eli-Dershwitz-Rises-To-No-1-In-Saber-Fencer-In-The-World-With-First-World-Championship-Medal] He followed his older brother into fencing.<ref name="usfencing.org"/> Dershwitz has been coached since 2004 when he was 9 years old by Tulum, at the Zeta Fencing club in [[Natick, Massachusetts]].<ref>[http://dover.wickedlocal.com/article/20140515/SPORTS/140518840 "Sherborn's Eli Dershwitz among world's top saber fencers,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''Dover-Sherborn Press'' - Dover, MA.</ref><ref>[http://www.ivyleaguedigitalnetwork.com/harvard/video/harvard-feature-mens-fencings-eli-dershwitz,-an-olympic-hopeful Ivy League - "Feature: Men's Fencing's Eli Dershwitz, an Olympic Hopeful"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Tulum coached the US men’s saber team in the 2016 Olympics.<ref name="bostonglobe.com"/><ref name="ReferenceB" /><ref name="Pave2014"/><ref>[http://sherborn.wickedlocal.com/article/20140515/Sports/140518840 "Sherborn's Eli Dershwitz among world's top saber fencers" - Wicked Local Sherborn - Sherborn, MA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In February 2016, Dershwitz beat Russia's 2015 world champion [[Alexey Yakimenko]] at the Warsaw World Cup.<ref name="ReferenceC">[https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/07/29/meet-new-england-olympians/l0HHyLYnEQhT7QMy7mrVsJ/story.html "Meet New England’s Olympians,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''The Boston Globe''.</ref> In March 2016, while winning the gold medal at the Seoul Grand Prix in South Korea, he defeated 2014 world silver medalist [[Gu Bon-gil]] of Korea in the quarterfinals, 2014 world champion [[Nikolay Kovalev (fencer)|Nikolay Kovalev]] of Russia in the semifinals, and Iranian [[Mojtaba Abedini]] in the final.<ref>[http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/March/26/Eli-Dershwitz-Qualifies-For-First-Olympic-Team-After-His-First-Ever-Grand-Prix-Gold-Medal "Eli Dershwitz Qualifies For First Olympic Team After His First-Ever Grand Prix Gold Medal"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In February 2017, Dershwitz won the individual saber Ivy League Championship.<ref>[http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mfencing/2016-17/releases/Columbia-_Penn-_Princeton_Share_Men "Columbia, Penn, Princeton Share Men’s Fencing Championship" - Ivy League<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In March 2017, he won the individual saber in the 2017 NCAA Fencing Championships, and was again named a first-team All-American.<ref>[https://www.fencing.net/16355/notre-dame-dominates-ncaa-championships/ "Notre Dame Dominates NCAA Championships,"] fencing.net.</ref><ref>[http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mfencing/2016-17/bios/dershwitz_eli_3xqo?view=bio "Eli Dershwitz" - Harvard<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In May 2017, Dershwitz won a silver medal at the Villa de Madrid, his first individual world cup medal.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.teamusa.org/News/2017/May/21/US-Fencer-Eli-Dershwitz-Wins-Career-First-Individual-World-Cup-Medal-A-Silver "U.S. Fencer Eli Dershwitz Wins Career-First Individual World Cup Medal, A Silver"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> By that time he had already won two gold and three silver team world cup medals from 2014–16, three junior world championships medals, a Pan American Games gold medal in 2015, and a grand prix gold medal in 2016.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> In June 2017 he won an individual saber silver medal at the 2017 Pan American Fencing Championships.<ref>[http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1051587/united-states-double-up-at-pan-american-fencing-championships "United States double up at Pan American Fencing Championships"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In July 2017 he won the gold medal in saber at the [[2017 Maccabiah Games]].<ref>[http://www.maccabiah.com/2017/the-games/results?pages=result_basic_one_on_one.php&discipline=475&stage=23&event=1358 "Open Fencing Sabre (M) Results,"] maccabiah.com.</ref> In November 2017 he won a saber World Cup in Algeria (while he was the youngest of the top 25 saber fencers in the world).<ref>[https://www.thecrimson.com/blog/the-back-page/article/2017/11/13/eli-dershwitz-world-cup-2017/]</ref> ' In February 2018 (while ranked 6th in the world) he beat two-time Olympic champion [[Áron Szilágyi]] of Hungary to win the saber fencing World Cup event in [[Padua, Italy]], and in April 2018 he won a bronze medal at a men’s saber grand prix in Seoul, South Korea.<ref>[https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/February/03/Eli-Dershwitz-Takes-Saber-Fencing-World-Cup-Title-In-Italy "Eli Dershwitz Takes Saber Fencing World Cup Title In Italy,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] Team USA.</ref><ref>[http://www.thecrimson.com/blog/the-back-page/article/2017/11/13/eli-dershwitz-world-cup-2017/ "Grabbing the Gold: Star Fencer Eli Dershwitz Finds International Success Representing Team USA,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''The Crimson''.</ref><ref>[https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/April/01/Eli-Dershwitz-Continues-String-Of-International-Medals-For-Career-Best-World-Ranking-Of-Third "Eli Dershwitz Continues String Of International Medals For Career-Best World Ranking Of Third"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In February 2019 he won the gold medal at the Men's Saber World Cup in [[Warsaw, Poland]].<ref>[https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/February/02/Top-Ranked-Eli-Dershwitz-Wins-Gold-In-Mens-Sabre-In-Poland]</ref> After his win, he posted on his instagram account: "Amazing and emotional day as my mother told me this morning that my Polish grandparents, who came to America 75 years ago, would be watching over me today."<ref>[https://www.fencing.net/17214/eli-dershwitz-wins-in-warsaw/]</ref> ===US Championship competitions=== In March 2013, Dershwitz was the top-ranked US junior saber fencer.<ref name="ReferenceB"/> In April 2014, Dershwitz won the US Men's Saber National Championship, becoming the youngest-ever US senior men's saber champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usfencing.org/page/show/1187627-2014-div-i-and-wheelchair-championship-april-north-american-cup |title=2014 DIV I & Wheelchair Championship + April North American Cup &#124; National Tournament Results |publisher=USA Fencing |date=March 31, 2014 |accessdate=May 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Lazdowski2013"/><ref name="Larson2015"/><ref>[https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2014/06/25/sherborn-teen-eli-dershwitz-sabre-champion-off-worlds-russia/TS3YcTeieY1xfs1c2H43KL/story.html "Sherborn teen Eli Dershwitz, US Sabre champion, off to worlds in Russia,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''The Boston Globe''.</ref> As of July 1, 2016, he was ranked #1 in the United States, ahead of teammate [[Daryl Homer]].<ref name="thecrimson.com">[http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/8/10/eli-dershwitz-harvard-olympics-2016/ "Eli Dershwitz,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''The Harvard Crimson''.</ref> ===World Championship competitions=== Dershwitz was the 2015 Under-20 World Saber Champion.<ref name="fencingworldwide.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.fencingworldwide.com/en/competition/1724-14/result/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=April 13, 2015|deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408083333/http://www.fencingworldwide.com/en/competition/1724-14/result/ |archivedate=April 8, 2015 |df= }}</ref> He was the only American men's saber fencer to win a world title.<ref name="fencingworldwide.com"/> He is a five-time [[Junior World Fencing Championships]] and Cadet World Championships team member.<ref name="fencingworldwide.com" /> He won a [[silver medal]] at the 2012 Junior World Championships, a [[bronze medal]] at the 2013 Junior World Championships, and the [[gold medal]] at the [[2015 Junior World Fencing Championships]]—the first title for a US men’s saber fencer at the junior world championships.<ref name="bostonglobe.com"/><ref name="ReferenceC"/> In March 2013, Dershwitz was the number-two-ranked world junior saber fencer.<ref name="ReferenceB"/> In 2013, Dershwitz fenced in [[men's sabre at the 2013 World Fencing Championships]], where he finished 36th after a 15-12 loss to [[Matyas Szabo]] (Germany). He was also the youngest member of the US national team in 2013, at 17 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usfencing.org/page/show/739653-eli-dershwitz |title=Senior Athletes &#124; Athlete Bios |publisher=USA Fencing |date=May 19, 2014 |accessdate=May 24, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201606/http://www.usfencing.org/page/show/739653-eli-dershwitz |archivedate=July 14, 2014 |df= }}</ref> Dershwitz also competed in [[men's sabre at the 2014 World Fencing Championships]] in [[Kazan]], Russia, in [[men's sabre at the 2015 World Fencing Championships]] in Moscow, Russia, and in the 2016 Senior Team World Championships in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>[http://fie.org/competitions/2015/246/results/rank Result: overall ranking, pools, tablo 64, quarterfinal - Championnats du Monde - Moscow - 14.07.15 - FIE - International Fencing Federation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.fie.ch/Competitions/ResultsList.aspx?Key=6411845B1D970A3EB0F3378EF9406167 International Fencing Federation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He won a silver medal in saber at the [[2018 World Fencing Championships]] in China.[https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/July/22/Eli-Dershwitz-Rises-To-No-1-In-Saber-Fencer-In-The-World-With-First-World-Championship-Medal] ===Pan American Games and Pan American Championships=== Dershwitz is a four-time Pan-American Champion. He won individual gold medals at the [[2014 Pan American Fencing Championships]] in [[San Jose, Costa Rica]], and the [[2015 Pan American Fencing Championships]] in [[Santiago, Chile]]. He also won team gold medals in the [[2013 Pan American Fencing Championships]] in [[Cartagena, Colombia]], and the [[2016 Pan American Fencing Championships]] in [[Panama City, Panama]].<ref>[http://fie.org/results "Results"], FIE.org.{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Dershwitz also won gold medals in both individual and team saber in [[fencing at the 2015 Pan American Games]] in [[Toronto]], Canada.<ref>[http://www.toronto2015.org/ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am & Parapan Am Games"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ===Olympics=== Dershwitz represented the United States in [[fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 10.<ref name="news.harvard.edu" /><ref>[http://dover.wickedlocal.com/article/20160329/NEWS/160325978 "Eli Dershwitz earns spot on U.S. Olympic team,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''Dover-Sherborn Press'' - Dover, MA.</ref> He qualified by being in the top 14 of the [[FIE]] adjusted official ranking list, and was the youngest member of the US Olympic fencing team.<ref name="ReferenceC"/><ref>[http://www.metro.us/boston/summer-olympics-previews-sherborn-native-eli-dershwitz-ready-to-carve-up-rio/zsJpgl---aCMhgeGSedAJo/ "Summer Olympics previews: Sherborn native Eli Dershwitz ready to carve up Rio"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He said, "I am excited to represent my country... at a sporting event that brings the entire world together in peace."<ref name="hillel.org"/> Commenting on having watched the last Olympics from home as a teenager, Dershwitz said "just to think that in three short years ... it can go from watching on a computer screen ... screaming in my pajamas at 3 in the morning to actually being on the biggest stage in sports, it’s so hard to picture. But now it’s all I think about."<ref>[http://www.usfencing.org/news_article/show/588633?referrer_id=693583 "16 for 2016: Eli Dershwitz – Men’s Saber"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Dershwitz fenced [[Seppe van Holsbeke]] of Belgium in the opening round of the Olympics men’s sabre competition.<ref name="thecrimson.com"/> He lost 15-12 to Van Holsbeke, who advanced to the Round of 16.<ref>[http://somerville.wickedlocal.com/news/20160810/sherborns-eli-dershwitz-competes-in-olympics-this-wednesday "Sherborn's Eli Dershwitz falls in first round at Olympics,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''Somerville Journal'' - Somerville, MA.</ref> He returned to Harvard University as a sophomore six days after the [[2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony]].<ref name="hillel.org"/> === 20th Maccabiah Games 2017 === In 2017, Dershwitz represented the United States at the 20th Maccabiah Games<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/2017/|title=Maccabiah - 20th Maccabiah 2017|website=www.maccabiah.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> held in Israel. He was awarded the honor of being a banner bearer during the Opening Ceremony, and came back with 2 gold medals. He won the individual men's saber event, beating Harvard teammate Philippe Guy in the finals. In the team event, Dershwitz competed along side Philippe Guy, Ben Stone and Matt Rothenberg. They beat Hungary in the semi-finals, and defeated their hosts, Israel, in the finals. ==See also== *[[List of Jews in sports#Fencing|List of select Jewish fencers]] ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name="Lazdowski2013">{{Cite web | title = Three Greater Boston teens make national fencing squad | first = Paul | last = Lazdowski | work = The Boston Globe | date = March 21, 2013 | accessdate = May 3, 2015 | url = https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2013/03/20/three-greater-boston-teens-make-national-fencing-squad/zhetUdMAwYZleecyKsNyiN/story.html | quote = [Eli] Dershwitz, [Andrew] Mackiewicz, and [Alex] House ... were named to the 18-member US National Junior Fencing Team }}</ref> <ref name="Pave2014">{{Cite web | title = Sherborn teen Eli Dershwitz, US Sabre champion, off to worlds in Russia | first = Martin | last = Pave | work = The Boston Globe | date = June 26, 2014 | accessdate = May 3, 2015 | url = https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2014/06/25/sherborn-teen-eli-dershwitz-sabre-champion-off-worlds-russia/TS3YcTeieY1xfs1c2H43KL/story.html?s_campaign=8315 | quote = ...youngest-ever national champion in the sabre... }}</ref> <ref name="Larson2015">{{Cite web | title = Sherborn’s Eli Dershwitz repeats as Pan American champion in Sabre | first = Craig | last = Larson | work = The Boston Globe | date = April 26, 2015 | accessdate = May 3, 2015 | url = https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2015/04/25/sherborn-eli-dershwitz-repeats-pan-american-champion-sabre/AXZO3FcFObLJXcfqSaZlmO/story.html# | quote = ...World Championship title, Sherborn teen Eli Dershwitz returned to the medal podium Monday in Santiago, Chile. ... defended his Pan American title and won the individual gold medal for the second year in a row }}</ref>}} ==External links== *[https://www.facebook.com/elidershwitz/?fref=nf Eli Dershwitz official Facebook page] {{DEFAULTSORT:Dershwitz, Eli}} [[Category:1995 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American male fencers]] [[Category:American sabre fencers]] [[Category:Harvard Crimson athletes]] [[Category:Jewish fencers]] [[Category:American people of Polish-Jewish descent]] [[Category:American people of Uzbekistani-Jewish descent]] [[Category:Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic fencers of the United States]] [[Category:People from Sherborn, Massachusetts]] [[Category:Fencers at the 2015 Pan American Games]] [[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States]] [[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States]] [[Category:Twin people from the United States]] [[Category:Pan American Games medalists in fencing]]'