Hall of Fame
A club fencer in his youth, John Tank graduated from Wauwatosa East H.S .in 1970. In 1970-1971 and 1971-1972, John placed fifth at the Great Lakes Meet and had seasons of 38-25 and 47-24 respectively. In his junior year, John went 53-7 and captured third at the Great Lakes Meet. He was named to the All-Midwest Fencing Team. This same year, he was the first person in Wisconsin to win six consecutive Amateur Fencing League Meets, winning every foil competition. As a senior, John’s record was 53-4 and again he took third at the Great Lakes Meet. He was named to the All-Midwest Fencing team and voted the Outstanding Foilist. In both his junior and senior seasons, John was invited to the prestigious Martini-Rossi International Meet in New York City. After graduation he was a member of the 1976 National Championship Foil Team. At the National Championships, John beat the defending NCAA champion and Olympic finalist to win the 1976 National Foil Team Championship.
