13 Facts About Emily Jacobson

Emily Jacobson won a bronze medal in the 2003 Pan American Games, and was 2004 Junior World Champion in women's saber.

Emily Jacobson is a daughter of David Jacobson, an endocrinologist who was a member of the 1974 US National fencing team in saber and a former Yale fencer, and Tina Jacobson, who has fenced competitively.

Emily Jacobson is the younger sister of fellow US Olympic team fencer Sada Jacobson, born in February 1983.

Emily Jacobson has a younger sister, Jackie, who was born February 26,1989, who is a world-class fencer.

Emily Jacobson attended Columbia University, where she was a psychology major, and graduated in 2008.

Emily Jacobson finished 7th in saber at the 2001 World Championships.

Emily Jacobson won a team gold medal in sabre at the 2001 World Junior Team Championships.

Emily Jacobson won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.

Emily Jacobson won a bronze medal at a World Cup in Havana, Cuba, in June 2003, and a silver medal at a World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, in March 2004.

Emily Jacobson competed for the US at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

At Columbia University, fencing for the Columbia Lions fencing team Emily Jacobson she was named first team All-American all four years that she competed.

Emily Jacobson won the women's sabre title at the 2005 North American Cup, and secured the silver medal in sabre at the IFA Championships.

Emily Jacobson's 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 Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.