Thomas Losonczy
Appearance
Personal information | |
---|---|
Born | Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. | July 19, 1953
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing |
Thomas Losonczy (born July 19, 1953) is an American fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]Losonczy also qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal instead.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Losonczy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
Categories:
- 1953 births
- Living people
- American male fencers
- Olympic fencers of the United States
- Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Passaic, New Jersey
- Pan American Games medalists in fencing
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Congressional Gold Medal recipients
- American fencing biography stubs