Peter Westbrook was the first African-American and Asian-American to medal in Olympic fencing, later launching a foundation to increase representation […]

Peter Westbrook, who became the first Black fencer to win an Olympic medal for the U.S., then started a New York City fencing academy that produced many Olympians and made a profound impact on even more lives, has died at age 72.

Peter Westbrook, who in 1984 became the first Black American fencer to win an Olympic medal, started a foundation that developed seven Olympians.