Premium Only Content
Peter Westbrook, first Black American fencer to win Olympic medal, passed at 72
Peter Westbrook, first Black American fencer to win Olympic medal, passed at 72
Peter Westbrook, the first Black American fencer to win an Olympic medal and who later developed multiple Olympians while coaching underserved youth in New York, died Friday, according to his foundation.
He was 72.
"It is with profound grief that we announce the death of the Founder and CEO of the Peter Westbrook Foundation, Peter Westbrook," stated the post signed by Robert Cottingham, the Chair of Board at the Peter Westbrook Foundation. "While surrounded by family, Peter passed peacefully due to complications after a long and valiant battle with cancer."
The son of a Black American father and Japanese mother, Westbrook was born in Kansas City on April 16,1952. He was raised by his mother, Mariko Wada-Westbrook.
Correction/clarification: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the number of Olympic athletes coached by Peter Westbrook. He helped develop 16 Olympians.
Peter Westbrook, the first Black American fencer to win an Olympic medal and who later developed multiple Olympians while coaching underserved youth in New York, died Friday, according to his foundation.
He was 72.
The cause of death was cancer, according to an Instagram post from the Peter Westbrook Foundation
"It is with profound grief that we announce the death of the Founder and CEO of the Peter Westbrook Foundation, Peter Westbrook," stated the post signed by Robert Cottingham, the Chair of Board at the Peter Westbrook Foundation. "While surrounded by family, Peter passed peacefully due to complications after a long and valiant battle with cancer."
-
5:10:56
Drew Hernandez
16 hours agoDANIEL PENNY ACQUITTED & BLM CALLS FOR RETALIATION?!
39.1K50 -
5:31:40
BSparksGaming
7 hours agoFirst EXCLUSIVE Rumble Livestream! #RumbleTakeover
26.2K1 -
1:39:01
Glenn Greenwald
12 hours agoHow The West Talks About Repression In Syria; Abu Mohammad al-Jolani: Terrorist Or Noble Rebel?; Aaron Maté On U.S. Actions In Syria | SYSTEM UPDATE #378
149K107 -
1:06:17
Donald Trump Jr.
14 hours agoDaniel Penny Acquitted: What it Means, Plus Live with Breitbart’s Matt Boyle | TRIGGERED Ep.197
250K290 -
14:36
Misha Petrov
7 hours agoBLM OUTRAGED as Daniel Penny is ACQUITTED! The Left Celebrates United Healthcare CEO’s Assassination
55.7K66 -
1:16:43
MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab
17 hours agoShane Dorian: Surviving 50ft Waves at Jaws, Bow Hunting, and Coaching the US Olympic Surf Team
37.1K2 -
2:19:45
We Like Shooting
20 hours ago $2.45 earnedWe Like Shooting 588 (Gun Podcast)
30.5K2 -
1:36:46
Adam Does Movies
18 hours ago $15.65 earnedThe Golden Globes 2025 Nominees + Biggest Snubs - LIVE!
66.5K4 -
1:34:06
Flyover Conservatives
1 day agoWill The Inauguration Take Place On January 20th? - Larry Ballard | FOC Show
60.7K4 -
52:38
PMG
2 days ago $8.48 earned"The SHOCKING Links: Hunter's Pardon, Ukraine, Biolabs, Covid & Color Revolutions w/ Jeremy Slate"
40.4K9