Time for another introduction to St John's Alumni, Ivan Lee!
Ivan Lee (leeivanj) - a member of the 2001 U.S. Junior World Sabre team, anchoring the team to its first men's world title at the 2001 Junior World Championships in Gdańsk, Poland and also becoming the first man of African-American descent to win a world fencing championship. He was also a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team in Athens, placing 12th in the individual competition and 4th in the team competition. Ivan was inducted into the United States Fencing Association Hall of Fame in 2014.
Lee was integral to the 2001 national championship team and won two individual men’s saber national titles during his time in Queens. After serving as a police officer, Lee returned to the world of fencing to coach LIU’s program and serve as a coach on US Fencing team.
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