nytimes August 24, 2021 8:00pm Buckie Leach, Coach of U.S. Gold Medal Fencer in Tokyo, Dies at 62 #fencingsport #olympicgames2020 #coachesandmanagers #deathsobituaries #buckieleach #news Buckie Leach, Coach of U.S. Gold Medal Fencer in Tokyo, Dies at 62 Under his tutelage, Lee Kiefer became a first for the United States. Leach led the women’s national foil team in five Summer Olympics. He died in a motorcycle accident.
nytimes August 1, 2021 4:00pm Shot Putter’s Gesture Renews Controversy over Podium Protests at Tokyo Games #olympicgames2020 #fencingsport #panamericangames #internationalolympiccommittee #unitedstatesolympicandparalympiccommittee #berrygwen1989 #imbodenrace #tokyojapan #news Shot-Putter’s Gesture Renews Controversy Over Podium Protests Raven Saunders of the United States crossed her arms over her head. A second athlete, the American fencer Race Imboden, accepted a medal with a symbol drawn on his hand.
nytimes June 8, 2021 6:00am David Dushman, Soviet Soldier Who Helped Liberate Auschwitz, Dies at 98 #fencingsport #olympicgames1972 #holocaustandthenaziera #worldwarii193945 #auschwitzconcentrationcamp #redarmysovietunion #news David Dushman, Soviet Soldier Who Helped Liberate Auschwitz, Dies at 98 Mr. Dushman is believed to have been the last surviving liberator of the camp. He went on to become a decorated fencer.
