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James Strauch

James Strauch

American fencer

James Strauch (September 30, 1921 – November 30, 1998) was an American Olympic fencer.

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Early and personal life

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

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

References

  1. [1]
    Martin Harry Greenberg. The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actors and writers, and hundreds of other lists of accomplished Jews.
  2. [2]
    Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver. Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports
  3. [3]
    "James Strauch Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
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    Chain Store Age
  5. [5]
    Britannica book of the year
  6. [6]
    Page 16 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 8, 1941.
  7. [7]
    Page 10 The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, July 7, 1950.
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