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Armitage competed at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in spite of severe chemical burns on his right hand suffered in January of that year. (He was a [[chemical engineer]] and later a [[patent attorney]].)<ref name="Hickok" /> He reached the semifinals in individual sabre, and placed fifth in the team sabre event.<ref name="Jews In Sports" /> |
Armitage competed at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in spite of severe chemical burns on his right hand suffered in January of that year. (He was a [[chemical engineer]] and later a [[patent attorney]].)<ref name="Hickok" /> He reached the semifinals in individual sabre, and placed fifth in the team sabre event.<ref name="Jews In Sports" /> |
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He won his only medal, a bronze, at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]], in the team sabre event.<ref name="databaseolympics">{{cite web |
He won his only medal, a bronze, at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]], in the team sabre event.<ref name="databaseolympics">{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ARMITNOR01 |title=Olympics Statistics: Norman Armitage |accessdate=May 1, 2010 |work=databaseolympics.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223130137/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ARMITNOR01 |archivedate=February 23, 2012 |df= }}</ref><ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/norman-cohn-armitage-1.html |title=Norman Armitage Olympic Results |accessdate=May 1, 2010 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref> |
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At the [[1952 Summer Olympics]], Armitage competed in the team sabre event but not the individual sabre. They finished fourth.<ref name="Jews In Sports" /> |
At the [[1952 Summer Olympics]], Armitage competed in the team sabre event but not the individual sabre. They finished fourth.<ref name="Jews In Sports" /> |
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* {{cite web|url=http://columbiaspectator.com/2007/01/30/armitage-has-his-day|title=Armitage Has His Day|last=Kesavabhotla|first=Kartik|date=January 30, 2007|work=Columbia Spectator|publisher=Spectator Publishing Company}} |
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| Birth name | Norman Cudworth Cohn | ||||||||||||||
| Born | January 1, 1907 Albany, New York, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 14, 1972 (aged 65) New York, New York, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Columbia University | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Norman Armitage (January 1, 1907, as Norman Cudworth Cohn, in Albany, New York – March 14, 1972; Columbia University 1930), was an American saber fencer.
Early life
Armitage, who was Jewish,[1] was born in Albany, New York.
Fencing career
College
Armitage began fencing when he was a student at Columbia University. He won the 1928 Intercollegiate Fencing Association sabre championship.[2]
National sabre championships
In won 10 times in 25 appearances at the national championships: in 1930, from 1934 to 1936, from 1939 to 1943, and in 1945.[2] He holds 17 national championship titles, more than any other US sabre fencer.[3]
Olympics
Armitage competed in six Olympics, 1928–36 and 1948–56, only taking a break for World War II. He competed in the Olympics over a 28-year span.[4] He carried the U.S. flag in the Olympic opening ceremony in 1948, 1952, and 1956.[2]
At the 1928 Summer Olympics, he competed (as Norman Cohn) in the individual and team events. The American team was eliminated in the first round, and Armitage reached the semifinals in individual sabre. At the 1932 Summer Olympics, he reached the finals in the team event and finished fourth. In individual sabre, he placed ninth.[5]
Armitage competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in spite of severe chemical burns on his right hand suffered in January of that year. (He was a chemical engineer and later a patent attorney.)[2] He reached the semifinals in individual sabre, and placed fifth in the team sabre event.[5]
He won his only medal, a bronze, at the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the team sabre event.[6][7]
At the 1952 Summer Olympics, Armitage competed in the team sabre event but not the individual sabre. They finished fourth.[5]
Hall of Fame
Armitage was the first person to be inducted into the USFA Hall of Fame, in 1963.
See also
References
- ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics. Sussex Academic Press. p. 224. ISBN 9781903900871.
- ^ a b c d "Armitage, Norman C." hickoksports.com. July 3, 2004. Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "US National Sabre Champions: National Champions 1888 – 2000: Men's Sabre". Fairfield Avenue School of Fencing. Archived from the original on March 30, 2005.
- ^ "Norman Cohn-Armitage". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Armitage, Norman (Norman C. Cohn)". Jews In Sports. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Norman Armitage". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Norman Armitage Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
External links
- Kesavabhotla, Kartik (January 30, 2007). "Armitage Has His Day". Columbia Spectator. Spectator Publishing Company.
- Ivies in Athens article
- 1907 births
- 1972 deaths
- American male fencers
- Jewish fencers
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Columbia Lions athletes
- College fencers in the United States
- Olympic fencers of the United States
- Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in fencing
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics