29 Facts About Ivan Lee

Ivan James Lee was born on March 31,1981 and is an American former Olympic sabre fencer and coach.

Ivan Lee was a two-time NCAA Men's Sabre Champion, a five-time national sabre champion, and was inducted into the US Fencing Association Hall of Fame.

Ivan Lee worked as a police officer in the New York City Police Department from 2008 until 2022, and as the Women's Fencing Team Head Coach at Long Island University from 2019 until December 2023.

Ivan Lee was suspended by USA Fencing in December 2023, for his alleged conduct that would constitute a violation of the US Center for SafeSport Code.

Ivan Lee's suspension was upheld by SafeSport on January 4,2024, lifted by SafeSport on January 16 while it continued its investigation of Lee's conduct, and then reimposed by SafeSport in February 2024.

Ivan Lee was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, living in East Flatbush.

Ivan Lee later lived in Cambria Heights, Queens, and Jamaica, Queens, in New York City.

Ivan Lee began fencing in 1994 at the Peter Westbrook Foundation in New York City, which he continued to represent throughout his competitive career along with the Fencers Club in Manhattan.

Ivan Lee graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in Brooklyn, in 1999.

Ivan Lee received a full athletic scholarship to St John's University in Queens, New York.

Ivan Lee was a member of the 2001 US Junior World Sabre team.

Ivan Lee anchored the team to its first men's world title at the 2001 Junior World Championships in Gdansk, Poland, and became the first man of African American descent to win a world fencing championship.

Ivan Lee was awarded the USOC's Male Athlete of the Year Award for Fencing in 2001.

Ivan Lee went on to win individual and team gold medals at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Ivan Lee graduated from St John's in January 2004 with a bachelor's degree in Journalism.

Ivan Lee was a member of the 2004 US Olympic Team in Athens, Greece.

Ivan Lee placed 12th in the individual competition and 4th in the team competition.

Ivan Lee was inducted into the US Fencing Association Hall of Fame in 2014.

Ivan Lee has been a competitive veteran fencer, and won two consecutive national titles in Vet-40 men's saber.

Ivan Lee was the Head Coach of the Women's Fencing Team of Long Island University from March 2019 until December 1,2023, when he resigned.

Ivan Lee was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of USA Fencing in September 2023.

Ivan Lee was suspended by USA Fencing on December 22,2023, for his alleged conduct that would constitute a violation of the SafeSport Code.

Ivan Lee resigned as Chairman of the Board when he was informed of his suspension.

Ivan Lee worked as a police officer in the New York City Police Department from July 2008 until February 2022.

Ivan Lee spent his first six years on the police force in the NYPD transit bureau, and his last seven years as a physical training instructor at the Police Academy.

Ivan Lee served as the Fencing Commissioner for the Public Schools Athletic League from 2008 to 2019.

Ivan Lee was a board member of the Rosalyn Yalow Charter School in the Bronx from 2014 until 2023.

Ivan Lee founded a fencing club called Naviblue Sports in New York.

Ivan Lee has been the Head Sabre Coach at Long Island Fencing Center in Carle Place, New York.