Sewall Shurtz (March 17, 1933 – February 1, 2018) was an American
fencer. He competed in the individual and team
épée
The (, ; ), also rendered as 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 a ...
and team
foil
Foil may refer to:
Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine
* Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal
* Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food
* Tin foil, metal foil ma ...
events at the
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...
.
See also
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List of USFA Hall of Fame members
This is a list of the members of the United States Fencing Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame itself is on display at the Museum of American Fencing, in Shreveport, Louisiana.
1963–1978
''Note:'' The USFA Hall of Fame Committee was disbanded in 197 ...
References
External links
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1933 births
2018 deaths
American male épée fencers
Olympic fencers for the United States
Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Houston
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in fencing
Fencers at the 1955 Pan American Games
American male foil fencers
20th-century American sportsmen
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