| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1921-09-30)September 30, 1921 New York, New York, United States |
| Died | November 30, 1998(1998-11-30) (aged 77) Mercer Island, WA, United States |
| Height | 5’9״ |
| Sport | |
| Country | USA |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event(s) | Epee, Foil |
| College team | City College of New York |
| Club | Salle Montague of New York and the Fencers Club |
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, and was Jewish. He attended City College of New York (CCNY) for college, and graduated in 1942 with a degree in business administration. He later went to graduate school at Georgetown University, and became a certified public accountant (CPA). He worked as a senior accountant at H. L. Green.
Fencing career
Strauch represented Salle Montague of New York and the Fencers Club of New York. In college, he fenced for CCNY.
He was the US Epee Champion in 1947. Strauch also competed in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
See also
References
- ^ Martin Harry Greenberg. The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actors and writers, and hundreds of other lists of accomplished Jews.
- ^ Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver. Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports
- ^ "James Strauch Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- Chain Store Age
- Britannica book of the year
- Page 16 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 8, 1941.
- Page 10 The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, July 7, 1950.
External links
Categories:
- 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