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]
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.
Referencesedit
^. sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
^Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. 2004. ISBN9781903900888.
^Vecsey, George (December 2, 2007). "A Righteous Recipe for Longevity". The New York Times.
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Jews in Sports bio
January 01, 1970
harold, goldsmith, other, people, named, goldsmith, goldsmith, disambiguation, harold, david, goldsmith, born, hans, goldschmidt, known, july, 1930, march, 2004, american, olympic, foil, epee, fencer, harold, goldsmithpersonal, informationbirth, namehans, gold. For other people named Hal Goldsmith see Hal Goldsmith disambiguation Harold David Goldsmith born Hans Goldschmidt known as Hal July 20 1930 March 13 2004 was an American Olympic foil and epee fencer 1 Harold Hal GoldsmithPersonal informationBirth nameHans GoldschmidtBorn 1930 07 20 July 20 1930Gensungen Felsberg Hessen GermanyDiedMarch 13 2004 2004 03 13 aged 73 New York New York United StatesSportCountry United StatesSportFencingEvent s Foil and EpeeCollege teamThe City College of New YorkClubFencers ClubMedal record Men s fencing Representing United States Pan American Games 1951 Buenos Aires Individual Foil 1951 Buenos Aires Team Foil 1955 Mexico City Team Epee 1955 Mexico City Team Foil Contents 1 Early and personal life 2 Fencing career 3 References 4 External linksEarly and personal life editGoldsmith 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 Fencing career editGoldsmith 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 References edit Harold Goldsmith Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 Retrieved 2010 09 26 a b c d e Hal Goldsmith Bio Stats and Results Olympics at Sports Reference com a b c d e f g h Harold D Goldsmith 73 Was Executive Athlete The Vineyard Gazette Martha s Vineyard News Bob Wechsler Day by Day in Jewish Sports History Paul Taylor Jews and the Olympic Games the clash between sport and politics with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists Bernard Postal Jesse Silver Roy Silver Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports NCAA Fencing Champions Archived from the original on 2002 02 23 Retrieved 2011 01 03 alumniassociationccny org Archived from the original on 2015 04 02 Retrieved 2012 10 16 a b c Biography for Harold Goldsmith Jews and the Olympic Games The Clash Between Sport and Politics With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists Sussex Academic Press 2004 ISBN 9781903900888 Vecsey George December 2 2007 A Righteous Recipe for Longevity The New York Times External links editJews in Sports bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harold Goldsmith amp oldid 1218426938, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
