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DATE KNIGHTS

ON the outs with your unemployed banker boyfriend? Did his mojo take a hit along with the economy?

Take this opportunity — a k a, dip in the Dow — to kick the suit to the curb and date outside the box. Find a hot guy with a really cool job. A guy whose perks come in the form of pecs, clothing discounts and general badassery — not in the form of a corporate card.

Here is The Post’s field guide to picking up one — we’ve got ’em all, from Olympians to nurses to computer geeks. Think of the recession as the great dating equalizer. It’s change we can believe in.

BONUS: Does one of them catch your fancy? Drop him a line by e-mailing bachelors@nypost.com, and we’ll be sure to pass him your note.

PHOTOS: Meet the New Mr. Rights

Pictured: Tim Morehouse (left), 30, fencer and motivational speaker; James Williams (center), 24, fencer and Columbia University graduate student; Jason Rogers, 26, fencer

Sure, dating an Olympian may seem sooo 2008, but, remember, the 2012 London Olympics are just around the corner; now’s the time to lay the relationship groundwork for boyfriend bragging rights later on.

In the meantime, cuties Morehouse, Rogers and Williams, who saber-fenced their way to a team silver medal in Beijing, train nearly every day at the Manhattan Fencing Center (225 W. 39th St.; 212-382-2255), a hot spot for meeting expert, um, swordsmen of all ages.

You don’t need to be an expert in the sport to chat them up — in fact, Rogers says, “I have a self-imposed policy to avoid dating fencers.

“The fencing world can be like high school all over again — complete with all the gossip and awkwardness.”

“We’re nice guys,” Morehouse says. “When we meet people, we want to make a good impression and show that we’re good people, nice people, hard-working people. I think it’s part of the Olympic creed — sportsmanship and being nice.”

The Manhattan Fencing Center hosts two coed open adult classes each week — saber at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays and foil at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Check manhattanfencing.com for details.