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Sherborn’s Dershwitz ranked No. 1 in saber

Sherborn’s Dershwitz ranked No. 1 in saber
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Eli Dershwitz has been called an up-and-coming saber fencer for the last years, but this doesn’t hold true any longer. The 22-year old from Sherborn, Massachusetts has become the second US fencer in history to reach a number one world ranking in men’s saber. [caption id="attachment_27719" align="alignleft" width="200"] Eli Dershwitz practices... </div data-eio= Read more

Dershwitz earns silver in Madrid and Montreal

Dershwitz earns silver in Madrid and Montreal
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After competing in last summer’s Rio Olympic games, local fencer Eli Dershwitz was back on the podium twice during the last two months after winning silver medals at both the World Cup on May 19 in Madrid, Spain, as well as at the Pan-American Zone Championships in Montreal,...
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Sherborn’s Dershwitz on biggest stage

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By Hometown Weekly Staff Sherbornites tuning in to Olympic fencing last week may have gotten quite a surprise in the form of a familiar face. [caption id="attachment_13178" align="alignleft" width="199"]Sherborn’s Olympic fencer, Eli Dershwitz Sherborn’s Olympic fencer, Eli Dershwitz[/caption] Eli Dershwitz, a current Harvard student, 2014 D-S High School...
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Harvard fencer heads for Olympics

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There’s “no crying in baseball,” actor Tom Hanks famously quipped in the 1992 film “A League of Their Own,” but some fencers have been known to shed a tear. Just ask Eli Dershwitz. The Harvard undergraduate admits he has “teared up” while watching Team USA during the last three Olympic opening ceremonies. There’s a...
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Sherborn Native Wins Fencing World Cup Gold Medal

Sherborn Native Wins Fencing World Cup Gold Medal
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The U.S. Men's Saber Team won another gold medal at the season's last fencing World Cup in Warsaw, Poland, and one of the members of the team was Sherborn resident Eli Dershwitz, who is currently ranked 13th in the world. Under the leadership of U.S. National Men's Saber Coach Zoran Tulum, the fencers had...
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