Nickname(s) Benji Country USA Nationality American | Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Name Benjamin Ungar Weight 75 kg (165 lb) | |
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Born January 19, 1986 (age 38) ( 1986-01-19 ) Bronx, NY, United States | ||
Benji Ungar (born January 19, 1986) is a US Men's Épée Fencer. Member of the USA Men's Épée team that won Silver at the 2010 World Fencing Championships. Benji Ungar's 2006 win at NCAAs was listed as one of Harvard University's 25 greatest athletic accomplishments. He is Harvard University's Male Athlete of the Year 2006. Benji is the first American to win a Junior Épée World Cup.
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Benjamin Ungar was a child actor, with film credits in The Substance of Fire and Billy Budd. Ugar is a native New Yorker and was the valedictorian of his class at Bronx High School of Science. Academically very strong, Benjamin Ungar was also a two time All-America and two time All-Ivy League honoree. Benjamin Ungar is currently in medical school at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In 2011, he accepted an award for Best Basic Science Paper by the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.