Ivan Lee

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Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Pan American Games
Gold	2003 Santo Domingo	Individual sabre
Gold	2003 Santo Domingo	Team sabre

Ivan Lee (born March 31, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York) is a world class American sabre fencer. He was a member of the 2001 U.S. Junior World Sabre team, and anchored the team to its first men's world title at the 2001 Junior World Championships in Gdansk, Poland.

Lee graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in Brooklyn, New York in 1999, winning a full scholarship to St. John's University in Queens, New York. At St. John's, Lee won 2 NCAA individual sabre titles and led the school to its first national championship in 2001. He graduated in January 2004 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism.

Lee is a member of the Peter Westbrook Foundation's fencing club, where he currently serves as an instructor for the club's Saturday morning class.

[edit] Awards and honors

• 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Member
• 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 U.S. Men’s Sabre National Champion
• 2003 Pan American Men’s Sabre Champion
• 2003 Pan American Men’s Sabre Championship Team Member
• 2001, 2002 NCAA Men's Sabre Champion

[edit] References

• Peter Westbrook Foundation
• U.S. Olympic Team (May 16, 2001): "U.S. Fencing's Lee defeats 2000 Olympic Champion to Win Bronze at World Cup", by Cindy Bent
• U.S. Fencing Media: Ivan Lee