Norman Lewis (December 10, 1915 – June 6, 2006) was an American Olympic
épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...
fencer, who also competed in foil.
["Champions All!"]
''The Jewish Criterion'', September 23, 1938
Early and personal life
Lewis was born in New York City, and was Jewish.
[Bob Wechsler]
''Day by Day in Jewish Sports History''
/ref>Kew Gardens, New York
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, and on Candlewood Lake in Connecticut.[Norman Lewis Obituary - New York, NY , ''New York Times'']
/ref> He and his wife Eva had two daughters, Susan and Joan.
Fencing career
He fenced for New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
, for whom Lewis was Intercollegiate Fencing Association
The Intercollegiate Fencing Association (IFA) was the oldest collegiate fencing conference in the United States. It is affiliated with the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC).
Membership
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(IFA) foil champion (1935, 1936, 1937) and épée champion (1937), and his fencing club was Salle Santelli.[Lewis, Norman – US Fencing Hall of Fame]
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Lewis won the Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA)/ AAU United States National Fencing Championship in foil in 1939, and in épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...
in 1948, 1949, and 1950.Oswald Zappelli
Oswald Zappelli (27 October 1913 – 3 April 1968) was a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual épée event at the 1948 Summer Olympics and bronze medals in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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and the Italian bronze medalist Edoardo Mangiarotti
Edoardo Mangiarotti (; 7 April 1919 – 25 May 2012) was an Italian fencer. He won a total of 39 Olympic titles and World championships, more than any other fencer in the history of the sport. His Olympic medals include one individual go ...
) and team épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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in London.1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
.
He later served as President of the Amateur Fencers League of America from 1965 to 1968, and as Chairman of the U.S. Olympic Games Fencing Committee.
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See also
* List of USFA Division I National Champions This is a list of USA Fencing (USFA) Division I national champions. The Division I National Championship in each weapon was contested at Summer Nationals until recently, when it started taking place during the April North American Cup.
Men's Fenci ...
References
External links
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1915 births
2006 deaths
American male foil fencers
American male épée fencers
Olympic fencers for the United States
Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Jewish male épée fencers
Jewish male foil fencers
New York University alumni
Jewish American sportspeople
Fencers from New York City
People from Kew Gardens, Queens
Sportspeople from Connecticut
20th-century American Jews
21st-century American Jews