Daniel Bukantz was an American four-time individual United States national foil fencing champion, Maccabiah Games individual foil champion, four-time Olympic fencer, fencing referee, and a dentist.
13 Facts About Daniel Bukantz
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Daniel Bukantz has been inducted into the United States Fencing Hall of Fame, the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
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Daniel Bukantz grew up in the Bronx, on the Grand Concourse, and attended the New York children's summer camp Camp Scatico in the 1930s.
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Daniel Bukantz was a captain in the Army Dental Corps during World War II.
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Daniel Bukantz was Captain of the City College Beavers fencing team his senior year, and won the 1938 Intercollegiate Fencing Association individual championship in foil as a senior.
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Daniel Bukantz fenced in team foil in each of the four Olympics, and in individual foil as well in 1952.
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Daniel Bukantz placed 4th in team foil at the 1948 and 1956 Olympic Games, and 5th in team foil at the 1960 Olympic Games.
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Daniel Bukantz won the gold medal in foil at the 1950 Maccabiah Games in Israel, defeating teammate Allan Kwartler for the title.
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Daniel Bukantz became a fencing official, judging at eight Olympics and three World Fencing Championships.
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Daniel Bukantz was a head referee at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
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In 1978 Daniel Bukantz was inducted into the United States Fencing Hall of Fame in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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Daniel Bukantz operated a dental practice in Manhattan, New York, for about 40 years.
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Daniel Bukantz provided free dental care to members of the fencing community who could not afford it.