Boaz Ellis
| Boaz Ellis | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 15, 1981 Tzippori,Israel |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Israel |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Weapon | foil |
| Hand | left[1] |
Boaz Ellis(בועז אליס; born October 15, 1981) is anIsraelifoilfencer.He is a 5-time Israeli national champion, and a 3-timeNCAAchampion.[2]
Biography
[edit]Ellis was born inTzippori,amoshavinIsrael,and is Jewish.[3][4]He attended ChaklaiNahalalHigh School, where he competed inassociation football (soccer),and intrackas asprinter.
Fencing career
[edit]Ellis is a 5-time Israeli national champion.[5]He joined the Israeli national fencing team at the age of 16.[5]Ellis won thesilver medalat the World Cup in 2000 and 2001.[5]
In 2003 Ellis enrolled at theOhio State University,where he majored infinance.He began competing underhead coachVladimir Nazlymov.Ellis won his first 34 bouts, and finished with a 37–1 record.
Ellis won the NCAA 2004 championship by defeatingYalesophomore Cory Werk.[4]Ellis' performance also helped Ohio State win the teamNCAAtitle that year. He repeated as NCAA champion in foil in 2005, after an 18–4 season.[4]Ellis repeated again in 2006, his junior year, after a 20–1 season.[6]He and teammate Adam Crompton (sabre) became the first Ohio State athletes since diver Lou Vitucci to win three individual NCAA championships. He was the first NCAA foil fencer to win three individual NCAA titles since 1963.[5]He was a three-timeAll-American,two-time Academic All-Big Ten,and three-time Ohio State University Scholar-Athlete.[5]
He was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.[5][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Fencer – ELLIS Boaz – ISRAEL – FIE – International Fencing Federation
- ^"Ohio State University: Fencing".Ohiostatebuckeyes.com. June 29, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 3,2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^The Ohio State University Fencing: official athletic site
- ^abcDay by Day in Jewish Sports History- Bob Wechsler
- ^abcdefThe Ohio State University Fencing: official athletic site
- ^"Ohio State's Vladimir Nazlymov leads big-name retirements from NCAA coaching ranks".20 April 2018.
- ^Antoine Winfield, Troy Smith to be Inducted into Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame | Eleven Warriors
External links
[edit]- "Ohio State page on Boaz Ellis".Archived from the original on 2006-10-25.Retrieved2006-11-06.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "NCAA Championship results".Archived fromthe originalon 2002-02-23.Retrieved2007-02-05.
- "photo".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-30.Retrieved2007-02-05.
