Joseph Levis
American fencer (1905–2005)
- Born
- 20 July 1905, Boston
- Died
- 20 May 2005, Brighton
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- fencing
- Occupation
- fencer
- Height
- 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Joseph Levis (July 20, 1905, in Boston, MA – May 20, 2005) was an American foil fencer. He won nine national fencing championships, and participated in three Olympic Games representing the United States. The Roll of Honor at the US Fencing Hall of Fame (USFA) credits his individual Olympic silver medal in foil (1932) as the finest accomplishment ever by an American fencer and his victory in the 1954 nationals, after a 16-year layoff from competition, as the greatest comeback in the history of American fencing.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 Summer Olympics | 1928 | |
| fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – men's foil | 1932 | |
| 1936 Summer Olympics | 1936 |
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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