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2-time Olympian, 4-time national champion, 3-time NCAA national champion<\/p>\n

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\"NickBravin1.jpg\"When it comes to wielding steel, Nick Bravin ranks among the best with a sword in North America. The Los Angeles native is a four-time U.S. National Champion, a three-time NCAA National Champion, and a two-time U.S. Olympian.<\/p>\n

In international competition Bravin was a two-time silver and two-time bronze medalist at the Pan-American Games, and Pan-American Fencing Champion as both a junior and a senior.<\/p>\n

Five times as a senior and four times as a junior, Bravin was the nation\u2019s No. 1 ranked fencer, earning him berths on myriad international teams – including four World Championship teams and two World University Games teams. Bravin was a staple on the U.S. National Team for his entire career.<\/p>\n

As a collegian, Bravin amassed a near-invincible record of 208 victories and only 5 defeats enroute to three NCAA National titles and four All-America awards while fencing at Stanford University.<\/p>\n

After a three-year hiatus following the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Bravin briefly returned to competition in 1999 – falling one touch short of earning his fifth U.S. National Championship. His final U.S. National title came in 1996 as he defeated fellow Jewish Olympian Cliff Bayer.<\/p>\n

Born May 28, 1971 in Los Angeles, Bravin fenced at the Westside Fencing Center, attended Stanford and then Columbia Law School.<\/p>\n

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Nick Bravin, 2nd place Pan Am Games Havana
\nPhoto By Carl Borack<\/p>\n

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Nick Bravin and Katy Couric at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
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