Allan Kwartler

Allan S. Kwartler (nicknamed "Doc"; September 10, 1917 – November 11, 1998), born in New York City, was an American sabre and foil fencer. He was Pan-American sabre champion, 3-time Olympian, and twice a member of sabre teams that earned 4th-place in Olympic Games (1952, 1960).

Early and personal life He was born in New York City, later lived in Yonkers, New York, and was Jewish. He attended Benjamin Franklin Junior High School and Morris High School in the Bronx.

He had careers in advertising sales and insurance underwriting. In 1958 he moved to Yonkers, New York. in 1956 and 1960 he placed second in saber; and in 1959 third in sabre.

Veteran fencing Kwartler was the veterans champion in sabre several times at the Empire State Games.

Official and Fencing Association He was a widely respected official, and presided at the individual sabre finals in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He remained active in the affairs of the Westchester Division of the USFA and the Empire State Games.

Coaching Kwartler was also a widely respected coach, who coached in the methods of the Italian School for sabre, foil, and épée fencing. He coached at Salle Santelli, Brooklyn Poly (1965–80), SUNY (Purchase), the US Military Academy at West Point, Rockland Center for the Arts, and the Westchester Fencing Club. He was named USFCA coach of the year in the Middle Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association in 1994.

Halls of Fame

In 1953 he was the first fencer to be elected to Michigan State University's Hall of Fame, and in 1979 he was inducted into the Fencer's Hall of Fame in Los Angeles, formerly known as the Helms Foundation Hall of Olympic Fame. He was also inducted into the Yonkers Hall of Fame in 1980, the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, and the USFA Hall of Fame in 2001.

Death Kwartler died on November 11, 1998, and was survived by his wife, Connie, his son and two daughters, and four grandchildren.