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'''Albert Wolff''' (July 13, 1906 – June 14, 1989) was a French-born American Olympic [[fencing|fencer]].


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'''Albert Wolff''' (July 13, 1906 – June 14, 1989) was an American Olympic foil and épée [[fencing|fencer]]. Wolff was born in [[Barr, Bas-Rhin]], France, and was Jewish.<ref>Bob Wechsler. [https://books.google.com/books?id=aOTWUl-9LQoC&dq=%22albert+wolff%22+jewish&pg=PA58 ''Day by Day in Jewish Sports History''<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>Richard D. Mandell. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8CYYYeTT5mEC&dq=%22albert+wolff%22+jewish&pg=PA80 ''The Nazi Olympics''<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>Paul Taylor. [https://books.google.com/books?id=A3-BAAAAMAAJ&q=%22albert+wolff%22+jewish ''Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics : with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists''<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He later lived in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], in the United States.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://museumofamericanfencing.com/wp/wolff-albert-2/ Wolff, Albert – Museum Of American Fencing<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=CfMPAAAAIAAJ&q=%22albert+wolff%22+fencer ''Collier's ... Year Book Covering the Year ...,''<!-- Bot generated title -->] P.F. Collier & Son., 1961.</ref>
==Early and personal life==
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Wolff was born in [[Barr, Bas-Rhin]], France, and was Jewish.<ref>Bob Wechsler. [https://books.google.com/books?id=aOTWUl-9LQoC&pg=PA58&dq=%22albert+wolff%22+jewish&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJtvjsl5fZAhVMGt8KHYInBroQ6AEIRzAG#v=onepage&q=%22albert%20wolff%22%20jewish&f=false ''Day by Day in Jewish Sports History''<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>Richard D. Mandell. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8CYYYeTT5mEC&pg=PA80&dq=%22albert+wolff%22+jewish&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJtvjsl5fZAhVMGt8KHYInBroQ6AEIYzAL#v=onepage&q=%22albert%20wolff%22%20jewish&f=false ''The Nazi Olympics''<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>Paul Taylor. [https://books.google.com/books?id=A3-BAAAAMAAJ&q=%22albert+wolff%22+jewish&dq=%22albert+wolff%22+jewish&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJtvjsl5fZAhVMGt8KHYInBroQ6AEIfDAP ''Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics : with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists''<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He later lived in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], in the United States.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://museumofamericanfencing.com/wp/wolff-albert-2/ Wolff, Albert – Museum Of American Fencing<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=CfMPAAAAIAAJ&q=%22albert+wolff%22+fencer&dq=%22albert+wolff%22+fencer&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj26OKjn5fZAhWNY98KHdhjDmQQ6AEIjAEwEw ''Collier's ... Year Book Covering the Year ...,''<!-- Bot generated title -->] P.F. Collier & Son., 1961.</ref>


==Biography==
==Fencing career and World War II combat==
Wolff qualified for the French Olympic Team but boycotted the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in Berlin, Germany, withdrawing from France's national team on principle because he was a Jew.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>David Clay Large. [https://books.google.com/books?id=92mPBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA107&dq=%22albert+wolff%22+jewish&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJtvjsl5fZAhVMGt8KHYInBroQ6AEIaTAM#v=onepage&q=%22albert%20wolff%22%20jewish&f=false ''Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936''<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name=autogenerated2 /> He said: "I cannot participate in anything sponsored by Adolph Hitler, even for France."<ref>[https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST19481029-01.1.12 29 October 1948<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''Jewish Post''.</ref>
Wolff qualified for the French Olympic Team but boycotted the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in Berlin, Germany, withdrawing from France's national team on principle because he was a Jew.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>David Clay Large. [https://books.google.com/books?id=92mPBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22albert+wolff%22+jewish&pg=PA107 ''Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936''<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name=autogenerated2 /> He said: "I cannot participate in anything sponsored by Adolf Hitler, even for France."<ref>[https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST19481029-01.1.12 29 October 1948<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''Jewish Post''.</ref>


He fought in the [[French Army]] during World War II, and was awarded the [[Croix de Guerre]] by France for bravery during fierce fighting on the [[Maginot Line]].<ref name="sports-reference"/><ref name=autogenerated2 /> The Germans captured him and put him in a Jewish war camp.<ref name="sports-reference"/> Wolff escaped, and made it to Portugal, and then to the United States in 1941.<ref name="sports-reference"/><ref name=autogenerated2 /> He joined the [[US Army]], and returned to Europe, fighting the Germans.<ref name="sports-reference"/>
He fought in the [[French Army]] during World War II, and was awarded the [[Croix de Guerre]] by France for bravery during fierce fighting on the [[Maginot Line]].<ref name="sports-reference"/><ref name=autogenerated2 /> The Germans captured him and put him in a Jewish war camp.<ref name="sports-reference"/> Wolff escaped, and made it to Portugal, and then to the United States in 1941.<ref name="sports-reference"/><ref name=autogenerated2 /> He joined the [[US Army]], and returned to Europe, fighting the Germans.<ref name="sports-reference"/>


After the war was over, he petitioned the [[Amateur Fencers League of America]] (AFLA) to allow him to fence in the US National Fencing Championships.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> He was AFLA individual national epee champion in 1946.<ref name="sports-reference"/>
After the war was over, he petitioned the [[Amateur Fencers League of America]] (AFLA) to allow him to fence in the US National Fencing Championships.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> He was AFLA individual national épée champion in 1946.<ref name="sports-reference"/>


He competed for the United States at the age of 42 in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] in London in individual and team epee, and at the age of 46 in the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] in Helsinki in team epee.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/albert-wolff-1.html |title=Albert Wolff Olympic Results |accessdate=2010-06-21 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated2 /> His fencing club was the Louisville Fencers.<ref name="sports-reference"/>
He competed for the United States at the age of 42 in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] in London in individual and team épée, and at the age of 46 in the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] in Helsinki in team épée.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name="sports-reference">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/albert-wolff-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043344/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/albert-wolff-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Albert Wolff |access-date=June 21, 2010}}</ref> His fencing club was the Louisville Fencers.<ref name="sports-reference"/>


In 1948, he was Athlete of the Year in Kentucky.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> He won a gold medal in team foil, and a silver medal in team epee, at the [[1951 Pan American Games]].<ref name="sports-reference"/>
In 1948, he was Athlete of the Year in Kentucky.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> He won a gold medal in team foil, and a silver medal in team épée, at the [[1951 Pan American Games]].<ref name="sports-reference"/>


Wolff died at the age of 82 in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]].<ref name="sports-reference"/>
Wolff died at the age of 82 in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]].<ref name="sports-reference"/>

==See also==
* [[List of USFA Division I National Champions]]

==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{sports links}}

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Latest revision as of 21:39, 13 July 2024

Albert Wolff
Personal information
NationalityFrench; American
Born(1906-07-13)July 13, 1906
Barr, Bas-Rhin, France
DiedJune 14, 1989(1989-06-14) (aged 82)
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFencing
ClubLouisville Fencers
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 Buenos Aires Team foil
Silver medal – second place 1951 Buenos Aires Team épée

Albert Wolff (July 13, 1906 – June 14, 1989) was an American Olympic foil and épée fencer. Wolff was born in Barr, Bas-Rhin, France, and was Jewish.[1][2][3] He later lived in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States.[4][5]

Biography

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Wolff qualified for the French Olympic Team but boycotted the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, withdrawing from France's national team on principle because he was a Jew.[2][6][4] He said: "I cannot participate in anything sponsored by Adolf Hitler, even for France."[7]

He fought in the French Army during World War II, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre by France for bravery during fierce fighting on the Maginot Line.[8][4] The Germans captured him and put him in a Jewish war camp.[8] Wolff escaped, and made it to Portugal, and then to the United States in 1941.[8][4] He joined the US Army, and returned to Europe, fighting the Germans.[8]

After the war was over, he petitioned the Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) to allow him to fence in the US National Fencing Championships.[4] He was AFLA individual national épée champion in 1946.[8]

He competed for the United States at the age of 42 in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London in individual and team épée, and at the age of 46 in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki in team épée.[4][8] His fencing club was the Louisville Fencers.[8]

In 1948, he was Athlete of the Year in Kentucky.[4] He won a gold medal in team foil, and a silver medal in team épée, at the 1951 Pan American Games.[8]

Wolff died at the age of 82 in Scottsdale, Arizona.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bob Wechsler. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History
  2. ^ a b Richard D. Mandell. The Nazi Olympics
  3. ^ Paul Taylor. Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics : with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Wolff, Albert – Museum Of American Fencing
  5. ^ Collier's ... Year Book Covering the Year ..., P.F. Collier & Son., 1961.
  6. ^ David Clay Large. Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936
  7. ^ 29 October 1948 Jewish Post.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albert Wolff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
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