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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 |
'''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> |
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==Biography== |
==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.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>David Clay Large. [https://books.google.com/books?id=92mPBAAAQBAJ |
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> |
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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"/> |
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | French; American |
| Born | July 13, 1906 Barr, Bas-Rhin, France |
| Died | June 14, 1989 (aged 82) Scottsdale, Arizona, United States |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Club | Louisville Fencers |
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
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
References
- ^ Bob Wechsler. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History
- ^ a b Richard D. Mandell. The Nazi Olympics
- ^ Paul Taylor. Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics : with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists
- ^ a b c d e f g Wolff, Albert – Museum Of American Fencing
- ^ Collier's ... Year Book Covering the Year ..., P.F. Collier & Son., 1961.
- ^ David Clay Large. Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936
- ^ 29 October 1948 Jewish Post.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Albert Wolff Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
External links
Categories:
- 1906 births
- 1989 deaths
- People from Barr, Bas-Rhin
- People from Louisville, Kentucky
- People from Alsace-Lorraine
- American male foil fencers
- American male épée fencers
- Olympic fencers of the United States
- 1936 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in fencing
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Fencers at the 1951 Pan American Games
- French Army soldiers
- Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France)
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Jewish male épée fencers
- Jewish male foil fencers
- Jewish military personnel
- Jewish French sportspeople
- 20th-century American Jews
- French emigrants to the United States
- Sportspeople from Bas-Rhin
- Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games