James Strauch
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 30, 1921 New York, New York, United States |
| Died | November 30, 1998 (aged 77) Mercer Island, WA, United States |
| Height | 5’9״ |
| Sport | |
| Country | USA |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event(s) | Epee, Foil |
| College team | City College of New York |
| Club | Salle Montague of New York and the Fencers Club |
James Strauch (September 30, 1921 – November 30, 1998) was an American Olympic fencer.
Early and personal life
[edit]Strauch was born in New York, New York, and was Jewish.[1][2] He attended City College of New York (CCNY) for college, and graduated in 1942 with a degree in business administration.[3] He later went to graduate school at Georgetown University, and became a certified public accountant (CPA).[3] He worked as a senior accountant at H. L. Green.[4]
Fencing career
[edit]Strauch represented Salle Montague of New York and the Fencers Club of New York.[3][5] In college, he fenced for CCNY.[6]
He was the US Epee Champion in 1947.[1][2] Strauch also competed in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Martin Harry Greenberg. The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actors and writers, and hundreds of other lists of accomplished Jews.
- ^ a b Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver. Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports
- ^ a b c d "James Strauch Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ Chain Store Age
- ^ Britannica book of the year
- ^ Page 16 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 8, 1941.
- ^ Page 10 The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, July 7, 1950.
External links
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Categories:
- 1921 births
- 1998 deaths
- American male sabre fencers
- Olympic fencers for the United States
- Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Fencers from New York City
- Jewish sabre fencers
- Jewish American sportspeople
- City College of New York alumni
- CCNY Beavers fencers
- Georgetown University alumni
- American accountants
- 20th-century American Jews