- Harold Goldsmith
Harold David Goldsmith (
July 20 ,1930 inGermany –March 13 ,2004 ) was an Americanfoil andepee fencer.College
While a student at CCNY (
City College of New York ), which he graduated in 1952, Goldsmith won the 1952NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) foil championship. [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ncaafencing.shtml] [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816300,00.html?iid=chix-sphere]Olympics
Goldsmith competed in three
Olympiad s for the United States.At the 1952
Helsinki Games, Goldsmith competed in the team foil event, and the U.S. reached the quarterfinals.At the 1956
Melbourne Olympics, Goldsmith competed in both the individual and team foil events. While he was eliminated from the individual competition in the 1st round, Goldsmith helped lead the U.S. to the finals in the team event. In the final pool, the U.S. finished 4th after losing to France, Italy, and Hungary. Goldsmith competed in all three matches.At the 1960
Rome Games, Goldsmith and the U.S. reached the finals, but lost to Italy, 9-0, and finished in 5th place in the team foil competition.Among Goldsmith's teammates at all three Olympiads were
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame membersAlbert Axelrod and Daniel Bukantz.Pan American Games
He captured the gold in the individual foil and team foil at the 1951
Pan American Games , and the silver medal in the team epee and team foil at the 1955 Pan American Games.Hall of Fame
Goldsmith was inducted into the CCNY Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970. [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:i81HQ4Dh7jsJ:www.alumniassociationccny.org/alumnirelation/affiliates/aluv2.html+harold+goldsmith+fencer&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=us]
External links
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