James Strauch (September 30, 1921 – November 30, 1998) was an American Olympic
fencer.
Early and personal life
Strauch was born in
New York, New York
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, and was Jewish.
[Martin Harry Greenberg]
''The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actors and writers, and hundreds of other lists of accomplished Jews.''
/ref>[Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver]
''Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports''
/ref> He attended City College of New York
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(CCNY) for college, and graduated in 1942 with a degree in business administration
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.Georgetown University
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, and became a certified public accountant
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(CPA).
Fencing career
Strauch represented Salle Montague of New York and the Fencers Club of New York.épée
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event at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland.
After Japan declared in ...
.
''The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle'', July 7, 1950.
See also
* List of USFA Division I National Champions
References
External links
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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
20th-century American sportsmen