Hans Halberstadt

Hans Halberstadt
Personal information
Born 10 June 1885
Offenbach am Main, Germany
Died 22 September 1966 (aged 81)
San Francisco, California, United States
Sport
Sport Fencing

Hans Halberstadt (10 June 1885 22 September 1966) was a German fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée and team sabre events at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1] After the Nazis came to power, he fled Germany, first to London, and then San Francisco, where he taught fencing and ran a fencing supply company. Among his students in San Francisco were Helene Mayer and Tommy Angell. His name lives on through a San Francisco fencing club founded by his students after his 1966 death.[2][3]

References

  1. "Hans Halberstadt Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  2. "U.S. Fencing Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  3. "Halberstadt Fencers' Club". Retrieved 2013-06-17.