In won 10 times in 25 appearances at the national championships: in 1930, from 1934 to 1936, from 1939 to 1943, and in 1945.[3] He holds 17 national championship titles, more than any other US sabre fencer.[4]
Olympics
Armitage competed in six Olympics, 1928–36 and 1948–56, only taking a break for World War II. He competed in the Olympics over a 28-year span.[5] He carried the U.S. flag in the Olympic opening ceremony in 1952, and 1956.[3]
At the 1928 Summer Olympics, he competed (as Norman Cohn) in the individual and team events. The American team was eliminated in the first round, and Armitage reached the semifinals in individual sabre. At the 1932 Summer Olympics, he reached the finals in the team event and finished fourth. In individual sabre, he placed ninth.[6]
Armitage competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in spite of severe chemical burns on his right hand suffered in January of that year. (He was a chemical engineer and later a patent attorney.)[3] He reached the semifinals in individual sabre, and placed fifth in the team sabre event.[6]
norman, armitage, norman, armitage, redirects, here, mayor, cali, colombia, norman, maurice, armitage, norman, armitage, january, 1907, norman, cudworth, cohn, march, 1972, american, saber, fencer, norman, cudworth, armitagepersonal, informationbirth, namenorm. Norman Armitage redirects here For the mayor of Cali Colombia see Norman Maurice Armitage Norman Armitage January 1 1907 as Norman Cudworth Cohn March 14 1972 was an American saber fencer Norman Cudworth ArmitagePersonal informationBirth nameNorman Cudworth CohnBornJanuary 1 1907Albany New York United StatesDiedMarch 14 1972 1972 03 14 aged 65 New York New York United StatesSportCountryUnited StatesSportFencingCollege teamColumbia UniversityAchievements and titlesOlympic finals1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956Medal record Men s fencingRepresenting United StatesMen s fencing1948 London Sabre team Contents 1 Early life 2 Fencing career 2 1 College 2 2 National sabre championships 2 3 Olympics 2 4 Hall of Fame 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditArmitage who was Jewish 2 was born in Albany New York Fencing career EditCollege Edit Armitage began fencing for the Columbia Lions fencing team when he was a student at Columbia University He won the 1928 Intercollegiate Fencing Association sabre championship 3 He later attended New York University Law School where in 1937 he earned a law degree and in 1939 he earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in patent law 1 National sabre championships Edit In won 10 times in 25 appearances at the national championships in 1930 from 1934 to 1936 from 1939 to 1943 and in 1945 3 He holds 17 national championship titles more than any other US sabre fencer 4 Olympics Edit Armitage competed in six Olympics 1928 36 and 1948 56 only taking a break for World War II He competed in the Olympics over a 28 year span 5 He carried the U S flag in the Olympic opening ceremony in 1952 and 1956 3 At the 1928 Summer Olympics he competed as Norman Cohn in the individual and team events The American team was eliminated in the first round and Armitage reached the semifinals in individual sabre At the 1932 Summer Olympics he reached the finals in the team event and finished fourth In individual sabre he placed ninth 6 Armitage competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in spite of severe chemical burns on his right hand suffered in January of that year He was a chemical engineer and later a patent attorney 3 He reached the semifinals in individual sabre and placed fifth in the team sabre event 6 He won his only medal a bronze at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the team sabre event 7 8 At the 1952 Summer Olympics Armitage competed in the team sabre event but not the individual sabre They finished fourth 6 Hall of Fame Edit Armitage was the first person to be inducted into the USFA Hall of Fame in 1963 See also EditList of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games List of select Jewish fencersReferences Edit a b Norman Armitage Fencing Star And Textile Executive Dies at 65 The New York Times March 15 1972 p 50 Taylor Paul 2004 Jews and the Olympic Games The Clash Between Sport and Politics Sussex Academic Press p 224 ISBN 9781903900871 a b c d Armitage Norman C hickoksports com July 3 2004 Archived from the original on November 9 2006 Retrieved July 14 2015 US National Sabre Champions National Champions 1888 2000 Men s Sabre Fairfield Avenue School of Fencing Archived from the original on March 30 2005 Norman Cohn Armitage Sports reference com Archived from the original on April 17 2020 Retrieved July 14 2015 a b c Armitage Norman Norman C Cohn Jews In Sports Archived from the original on July 15 2015 Retrieved July 14 2015 Olympics Statistics Norman Armitage databaseolympics com Archived from the original on February 23 2012 Retrieved May 1 2010 Norman Armitage Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on April 17 2020 Retrieved May 1 2010 External links EditKesavabhotla Kartik January 30 2007 Armitage Has His Day Columbia Spectator Spectator Publishing Company Ivies in Athens Olympic GamesPreceded byJames Bickford Flagbearer for United StatesHelsinki 1952 Succeeded byJames BickfordOlympic GamesPreceded byJames Bickford Flagbearer for United StatesMelbourne 1956 Succeeded byDon McDermott Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norman C Armitage amp oldid 1058475289, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
