Harold Goldsmith

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Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Pan American Games
Gold	1951 Buenos Aires	Individual Foil
Gold	1951 Buenos Aires	Team Foil
Silver	1955 Mexico City	Team Epee
Silver	1955 Mexico City	Team Foil

Harold David Goldsmith (July 20, 1930 in Germany – March 13, 2004) was an American foil and epee fencer.

Contents 1 College 2 Olympics 3 Pan American Games 4 Hall of Fame 5 External links

[edit] College

While a student at CCNY (City College of New York), which he graduated in 1952, Goldsmith won the 1952 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) foil championship.[1][2]

[edit] Olympics

Goldsmith competed in three Olympiads for the United States.

At the 1952 Helsinki Games, Goldsmith competed in the team foil event, and the U.S. reached the quarterfinals.

At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Goldsmith competed in both the individual and team foil events. While he was eliminated from the individual competition in the 1st round, Goldsmith helped lead the U.S. to the finals in the team event. In the final pool, the U.S. finished 4th after losing to France, Italy, and Hungary. Goldsmith competed in all three matches.

At the 1960 Rome Games, Goldsmith and the U.S. reached the finals, but lost to Italy, 9-0, and finished in 5th place in the team foil competition.

Among Goldsmith's teammates at all three Olympiads were International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame members Albert Axelrod and Daniel Bukantz.

[edit] Pan American Games

He captured the gold in the individual foil and team foil at the 1951 Pan American Games, and the silver medal in the team epee and team foil at the 1955 Pan American Games.

[edit] Hall of Fame

Goldsmith was inducted into the CCNY Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970.[3]

[edit] External links

• Jews in Sports bio