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	Peter Westbrook - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Peter Westbrook (born April 16, 1952) is an American saber fencing champion.
		Westbrook was born to an African-American father and a Japanese mother, who had met while his father was stationed at a military base in Japan.
		Westbrook grew up in New Jersey where he often fought at school until his mother put him in a fencing class.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peter_Westbrook (189 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Westbrook's success in what he once called "that strange white sport" is really just one expression of the self-discipline that has led him to beat the odds.
		Westbrook's success in what he once called "that strange white sport" is really just one expression of the self-discipline that has led him to beat the odds, again and again.
		Westbrook may not be a household name among the general public, but in fencing circles, he is legendary....
	www.sevenstories.com /onix?isbn=1888363673 (613 words)

	FENCING - Peter Westbrook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Westbrook is missing part of the trial to compete in the Olympics.
		Westbrook said after reaching the finals of the world championships in 1989, he thought it time to bring others like himself to the fencing world.
		His Peter Westbrook Foundation has taken inner-city youths and put a blade in their hands.
	www.canoe.ca /OlympicsFencing/july18_westbrook.html (525 words)

	ECJAL 2005 - Speakers
		Peter Westbrook is a six-time member of the U.S. Olympic Team and the winner of the bronze medal in the 1984 Olympics.
		Peter's fencing accomplishments alone qualify him as one of the outstanding sports figures of our time, but his achievements off the fencing strip truly set him apart as one of the great athletes/statesmen of the modern era.
		Peter Westbrook is also the founder and executive director of the Peter Westbrook Foundation.
	dolphin.upenn.edu /~japan/ecjal/speakers.htm (549 words)

	Olympic Interview: Peter Westbrook
		Though Westbrook won't be competing in Sydney, his legacy continues through three students from his fencing school, The Peter Westbrook Foundation.
		It was quite an accomplishment for a multi-ethnic kid raised in a single-parent household in the projects of Newark, N.J. Westbrook was 22 years old when he made his first appearance at the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976.
		Westbrook said the sport of fencing and the Olympics have gone through a significant change due to more professional athletes being allowed to compete in the games.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/ol-westbrook.html (770 words)

	CBS News \| En Garde \| July 7, 2004 15:35:36
		Westbrook went on to become the greatest American fencer of his time, going to the Olympics six times and winning the bronze medal in 1984.
		Westbrook’s fighters took home four of the top six medals in saber, securing their place among the top-ranked fencers in the country.
		Westbrook will tell you that watching his kids succeed in life is what his work is all about.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/10/06/60II/main576753.shtml (1724 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - Disney Company Strikes Movie Agreement with Olympic Fencer Peter Westbrook
		This accomplishment inspired the Olympian to establish the Peter Westbrook Foundation - a not-for-profit organization that uses the sport of fencing to enhance the lives of inner-city youth academically, socially and athletically.
		Peter Westbrook is America's most decorated Olympic fencer, having competed in an unprecedented six consecutive Olympic Games spanning from 1976 in Montreal to 1996 in Atlanta.
		The Peter Westbrook Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that uses the sport of fencing to enhance the lives of inner-city youth academically, socially and athletically.
	www.olympic-usa.org /73_4676.htm (541 words)

	Parks & Recreation: Fencing charisma: Olympic bronze medalist Peter Westbrook is shaping the future of fencing
		When Peter Westbrook won the bronze medal in the men's sabre competition in the 1984 Olympics, it was the first time an American had won a medal for fencing since 1960.
		Westbrook: I don't know, that's what they think.
		Westbrook: People are starting to see right now that there is an organization where there are a lot of fl people fencing and it's starting to get a lot more notoriety.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1145/is_10_39/ai_n6335509 (621 words)

	Peter Westbrook
		Peter Westbrook: The idea first came to me in 1986, but I was not able to really start working on it until 1991.
		Peter Westbrook: The basic goals that we set for the kids are to finish high school, or go back and finish high school.
		Peter Westbrook: Communities need to do what I'm doing provide a place where the young people can feel comfortable, where discipline is structured, and where you have people that care about them teaching them.
	www.cnn.com /COMMUNITY/transcripts/2001/01/27/westbrook (2022 words)

	AGBM.com Community Outreach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Peter's fencing accomplishments alone qualify him as one of the outstanding sports figures of our time but his achievements off the fencing strip truly set him apart as one the great athlete/statesmen of the modern era.
		The Peter Westbrook Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of New York City's youth through the sport of Fencing.
		Westbrook used the sport of fencing as a way to escape the desperation that was all around him as a child growing up in the projects of Newark, New Jersey.
	www.agoodblackman.com /outreach.shtml (1227 words)

	Amazon.com: Harnessing Anger : The Inner Discipline of Athletic Excellence: Books: Peter Westbrook,Tej Hazarika (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Westbrook's chronicle is a sharply told tale of controlled rage and inspiring self-discovery, filled with fascinating insight into an incredibly demanding, psychologically challenging, and fiercely competitive sport.
		Westbrook did not find a collaborator as skilled at writing as he is at fencing.
		Peter Westbrook is one of the true gentlemen of fencing.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1888363398?v=glance (607 words)

	Olympic Interview - Peter Westbrook (Reference) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Peter Westbrook is a six time member of the U.S. Olympic Fencing Team and the winner of a Bronze Medal in the 1984 Olympics. He holds an unbelievable 13 individual national championship titles and was a finalist at the 1989 World Championships.
		Peter's career as a competitor spanned almost three decades, throughout which he dominated the Sabre event in the United States and Europe. His international reputation as a highly skilled athlete and phenomenal competitor is unparalleled.
		Peter coaches at the Foundation and three of his students will compete in the upcoming Olympics in Sydney.
	www.teachervision.fen.com /page/2695.html (451 words)

	Getting the Point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Instructors Peter Westbrook and Eric Rosenberg are training the next generation of fencers at the New York Fencers Club.
		Peter Westbrook's foundation in New York city is giving inner city kids the opportunity to learn this old sport.
		Westbrook won America's sole Olympic fencing medal since 1960, a bronze in 1984.
	www.kidscastle.si.edu /admin/channels/sports/articles/sportsarticle3.html (222 words)

	SI.com - SI Writers - Brian Cazeneuve - Inside Olympic Sports - SI's Brian Cazeneuve: No. 1-ranked fencer returns ...
		With his inflections and sharp wit, Westbrook is remarkably adept at getting 200 12-year olds to sit silently, in the belief that what he says next will be worth 60 seconds of curbed energy.
		Westbrook says his present group of 12- and 14-year-olds will be better than his present generation of world-class Zorros.
		Westbrook no longer wins bouts, but he can still swipe a few points from the protégé half his age.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /inside_game/brian_cazeneuve/news/2003/03/24/cazeneuve_insider (1407 words)

	African American Influences in the Unknown Sport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Not only is Peter Westbrook the awarded fencer in U.S. history he is easily the most acclaimed (Brown, 1966).
		Westbrook is not a household name among many of us but he is legendary among other fencers.
		Peter Westbrook Foundation spawining a house of young champions.
	www.wvu.edu /~physed/blacksports/westbroo.htm (253 words)

	Russians and French Score With Swords
		But there will be no more medals for Peter Westbrook, the six-time Olympian whose bronze at the 1984 Games gave the United States just its third fencing medal since it began fielding an Olympic team in 1921.
		Westbrook, a 44-year-old New Yorker, who claims fencing saved him from becoming a statistic on Newark's police blotter in his turbulent teen-age years, saw his final Olympic bid ended in the first round.
		Westbrook said the absence of the usual warm-up round, abolished here as a time-saving device in the interests of television scheduling, hurt the veterans.
	www.nytimes.com /specials/olympics/0722/oly-fen-rdp.html (508 words)

	Peter Westbrook Foundation - Coaches & Staff
		Peter Westbrook is the founder and executive director of the Peter Westbrook Foundation.
		Peter's career as a competitor spanned almost three decades, throughout which he dominated sabre fencing in the United States and Europe.
		Peter is also a highly sought after motivational and inspirational speaker.
	www.peterwestbrook.org /coaches_peter.html (353 words)

	Booklist: Nonfiction--Recreations & Sports (v.93)
		Westbrook's compelling account of his remarkable life begins with his Japanese mother, who convinced him to try fencing.
		A Newark teenager in the 1960s, Westbrook brought anger to the sport: anger over his largely missing father, his poverty, and his status as a biracial man in a racist society.
		Westbrook harnessed his anger and used it to his advantage as a competitor, but in his personal life he had difficulty setting aside his warrior mentality along with his saber.
	archive.ala.org /booklist/v93/23.html (2190 words)

	Fencing Footage
		Since this bout, Westbrook has gone on to create the Westbrook Foundation, which not only brings the sport of fencing to hundreds of children annually, but has also produced fencing notables like Keeth and Emily Smart and Ankhaten Spencer-El.
		Westbrook's focus is the first thing you notice in the bout.
		Westbrook is rushed by his teammates, and hoisted into the air.
	www.fencingfootage.com /catalog/product_info.php?products_id=76 (1225 words)

	The Christian Science Monitor \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Westbrook, a self-described natural competitor, dreams of seeing his young protégés excel at the sport he loves, he makes a point of insisting that that's not what his work is really about.
		Westbrook says he was thrilled to so easily earn a little pocket money, and accepted the bribe willingly.
		Westbrook ultimately was awarded a fencing scholarship to New York University - a school renowned for its team - and quickly made a name for himself, racking up a host of national and international fencing titles.
	www.csmonitor.com /cgi-bin/durableRedirect.pl?/durable/2000/09/19/f-p17s1.shtml (1144 words)

	Harnessing Anger: The Inner Discipline of Athletic Excellence by Tej Hazarika and Peter Westbrook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		To Peter Westbrook, "harnessing anger" means controlling one's fury and channeling it in a positive direction.
		Peter Westbrook is listed in The Guinness Book of Records as the all-time winning American record holder in U.S. National Sabre championships.
		In Harnessing Anger, Westbrook tells how he came to be the first African American to win a national gold title in sabre fencing.
	www.bookcounter.com /big/1-888363-67-3 (407 words)

	Printer Friendly Version - En garde! & on top (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Peter Westbrook Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of New York City's youth through the sport of fencing.
		The foundation was started in 1991 by the legendary Peter Westbrook, a five-time Olympian and winner of the bronze medal in men's saber at the 1984 Summer Games in Atlanta.
		Westbrook used fencing as a way to escape the desperation that surrounded him as a child growing up in the Newark projects.
	www.nydailynews.com /news/local/v-pfriendly/story/141559p-125516c.html (721 words)

	CNN/SI - Inside Game - Sports Illustrated - Inside Olympics - SI's Inside Olympic Sports - Tuesday November 16, ...
		Westbrook (center) has helped Spencer-El (far left) and Smart excel in class and on the piste.
		Westbrook's foundation has become one of the most successful inner-city sports programs in the country.
		Even so, Westbrook, whose wife, Susann, is an accountant, has at times had to dip into his savings to keep the operation going.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /inside_game/magazine/olympics/news/1999/11/16/oly1122 (1371 words)

	Movie Database - [TV Guide Online] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Six-time Olympian Peter Westbrook had a dream: to help inner-city youngsters cultivate their bodies and their minds by studying fencing, Westbrook's own ticket out of the Newark, N.J., projects.
		But while most non-profit endeavors fail within two years, the Peter Westbrook Foundation overcame its initial trouble persuading people to support a project that put pointy weapons in the hands of "snotty-nosed kids from the street." Westbrook's students have gone on to become competitive champions, and several earned spots on the U.S. Olympic team.
		Though the film doesn't underscore the issue of race, it's clear that the biracial Westbrook — his absentee father was African American, his mother Japanese — and his largely African-American students are a rarity in the world of fencing.
	online.tvguide.com /movies/database/showmovie.asp?MI=43955 (385 words)

	Eight Women (Huit Femmes) Heats The Business Of Berlins Sluggish Market.
		The project centers on Peter Westbrook, who found an unlikely escape from the New Jersey housing projects of his childhood in the world of fencing.
		The film based on his life will mainly focus on what Westbrook has done with his fencing success, specifically the creation of the Peter Westbrook Foundation, a fencing school in Harlem that has trained thousands of inner-city children, including three who represented the United States at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
		Peter Block, president of home entertainment and acquisitions, and Jason Constantine, director of acquisitions, negotiated for the film on behalf of Lions Gate with Michael Roban and John Schmidt of ContentFilm representing the film’s producers.
	www.dealmemo.com /Content/Feb2002/News0212.htm (2422 words)

	Peter Westbrook Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 2004 the Peter Westbrook Foundation was featured on 60 Minutes II and HBO: Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.
		The nationally syndicated segments highlighted the Foundation's mentorship and educational programs.
		The Peter Westbrook Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that utilizes the sport of fencing as a vehicle to develop life skills in young people from underserved communities.
	www.peterwestbrook.org (109 words)

	Barnard College Newscenter
		USA Today focused on the Brooklyn native's introduction to the sport in 1991, when, at 11-years-old, she was one of the first children to join the Peter Westbrook Foundation.
		Founded by six-time Olympian Peter Westbrook, the foundation is dedicated to enriching the lives of New York City's youth through the sport of fencing.
		Tom also enrolled his son Keeth, and after nine years of training with Westbrook, both Erinn and Keeth went to Sydney for the 2000 Olympics; Keeth competed in the saber competition, and Erinn went as an alternate but was not used.
	www.barnard.columbia.edu /newnews/news082404.html (382 words)

	USATODAY.com - Fencing siblings started with a solid foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		ATHENS — In early 1991, Tom Smart happened to read a story about the creation of the Peter Westbrook Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of New York City's youth through the sport of fencing.
		Peter told me it would take six or seven years, which is a long time to wait for a kid."
		Two other Westbrook protégés are in Athens — Kamara James, who was eliminated Sunday in the second round of epee, and Ivan Lee in saber.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/athens/fight/2004-08-15-smart-profile_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA (1091 words)

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