Albert Axelrod Athlete
Albert Axelrod, known as Albie, (February 12, 1921, in The Bronx, New York – February 24, 2004, of a heart attack in The Bronx), was an American foil fencer. He is America’s most enduring fencing champion. He was the only American men's foil fencer to reach the world championship individual finals until Gerek Meinhardt won the bronze medal in the 2010 World Fencing Championships.