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Birth name | Hans Goldschmidt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Gensungen, Felsberg, Hessen, Germany | July 20, 1930|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | March 13, 2004 New York, New York, United States | (aged 73)|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Foil and Epee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | The City College of New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Fencers Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Harold David Goldsmith (born Hans Goldschmidt), known as Hal (July 20, 1930 – March 13, 2004) was an American Olympic foil and epee fencer. [1]
Goldsmith was born in Gensungen, Felsberg, Hessen, Germany, and was Jewish. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] In 1938 when he was eight years old, his family fled Germany and immigrated to Manhattan. [3] [2] He attended Stuyvesant High School. [3] He served as an officer in the United States Army. [3]
In 1956 he married DelRene Millner and had sons John and Bob. In 1964 they moved to Ardsley, New York, and in 1991 they moved to Chilmark, Massachusetts. [3]
Goldsmith fenced for the Fencers Club in New York. [2] He attended The City College of New York. [3] Goldsmith won the 1952 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) foil championship. [7] He was inducted into the CCNY Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970. [8]
He won the individual gold medal in foil in the 1955 Pan American Games and 1959 Pan American Games, and a team gold medal in foil in 1959. [3] [2] Goldsmith also won silver medals in both team foil and team epee in 1955. [2] [9]
Goldsmith was a member of three Olympic fencing teams, competing for the United States in 1952 in Helsinki, in 1956 in Melbourne, and in 1960 in Rome. [3] [9] The entire USA Foil Fencing Team at the 1956 Olympics was Jewish, with the other Jewish fencers being Daniel Bukantz, Albert Axelrod, Nathaniel Lubell, and Byron Krieger. [10] [11]
At the US National Championships, Goldsmith won medals in 1952, 1957, and 1960. [9]
Hal Goldsmith died in New York City at the age of 73.
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Hans Goldschmidt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Gensungen, Felsberg, Hessen, Germany | July 20, 1930|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | March 13, 2004 New York, New York, United States | (aged 73)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Foil and Epee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | The City College of New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Fencers Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Harold David Goldsmith (born Hans Goldschmidt), known as Hal (July 20, 1930 – March 13, 2004) was an American Olympic foil and epee fencer. [1]
Goldsmith was born in Gensungen, Felsberg, Hessen, Germany, and was Jewish. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] In 1938 when he was eight years old, his family fled Germany and immigrated to Manhattan. [3] [2] He attended Stuyvesant High School. [3] He served as an officer in the United States Army. [3]
In 1956 he married DelRene Millner and had sons John and Bob. In 1964 they moved to Ardsley, New York, and in 1991 they moved to Chilmark, Massachusetts. [3]
Goldsmith fenced for the Fencers Club in New York. [2] He attended The City College of New York. [3] Goldsmith won the 1952 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) foil championship. [7] He was inducted into the CCNY Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970. [8]
He won the individual gold medal in foil in the 1955 Pan American Games and 1959 Pan American Games, and a team gold medal in foil in 1959. [3] [2] Goldsmith also won silver medals in both team foil and team epee in 1955. [2] [9]
Goldsmith was a member of three Olympic fencing teams, competing for the United States in 1952 in Helsinki, in 1956 in Melbourne, and in 1960 in Rome. [3] [9] The entire USA Foil Fencing Team at the 1956 Olympics was Jewish, with the other Jewish fencers being Daniel Bukantz, Albert Axelrod, Nathaniel Lubell, and Byron Krieger. [10] [11]
At the US National Championships, Goldsmith won medals in 1952, 1957, and 1960. [9]
Hal Goldsmith died in New York City at the age of 73.