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July 19, 1996 - Image 89

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1996-07-19

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FOR THE RECORD

Jewish Olympic Medalists

1896 (Athens)
Gold

Alfred Hajos-Guttman, Hungary, 100 meter freestyle
swimming
Alfred Hajos-Guttman, Hungary, 1,500-meter
freestyle swimming
Paul Neumann, Austria, 400-meter freestyle swimming
Alfred Flatow, Germany, gymnastics, parallel bars
Alfred Flatow, Germany, gymnastics, team parallel
bars
Alfred Flatow, Germany, gymnastics, team horizontal
bar
Gustav Felix Flatow, Germany, gymnastics, team par-
allel bars
Gustav Felix Flatow,
Germany, gymnastics,
team horizontal bar

Silver

Edgar Seligman, Great Britain, fencing, team epee

Bronze

Hugo Friend, USA, athletics, long jump
Otto Scheff, Austria, 1,500-meter freestyle swimming

1908 (London)
Gold

Richard Weisz, Hungary, Greco-Roman heavyweight
wrestling
Jean Stern, France, fencing, team epee

Silver

Bronze

Bronze

Gerard Blitz, Belgium, 100-meter backstroke swim-
ming
Frederick Meyer, USA, freestyle heavyweight
wrestling
Montgomery "Moe" Herscovitch, Canada, mid-
dleweight boxing
Alexandre Lippmann, France, fencing, team epee

1900 (Paris)
Gold

Myer Prinstein, USA,
athletics, triple jump

Silver

Bronze

1904 (St. Louis)
Gold

Myer Prinstein, USA, athletics, long jump
Myer Prinstein, USA, athletics, triple jump
Samuel Berger, USA, heavyweight boxing

Silver

Albert Lehman, USA, lacrosse
Philip Hess, USA, lacrosse
Daniel Frank, USA, athletics, long jump

Bronze

Otto Wahle, Austria, 400-meter freestyle swimming

1906 (Athens/unofficial)
Gold

Myer Prinstein, USA, athletics, long jump
Otto Scheff, Austria, 400-meter freestyle swimming
Henrik Hajos-Guttman, Hungary, 800-meter freestyle
swimming relay

Samuel Mosberg, USA, lightweight boxing
Albert Schneider, Canada (U.S. citizen), welterweight
boxing
Morris Fisher, USA, free rifle
Morris Fisher, USA, 300-meter team shooting
Morris Fisher, USA, prone team shooting

Gerard Blitz, Belgium, water polo
Maurice Blitz, Belgium, water polo
Samuel Gerson, USA, freestyle featherweight
wrestling
Alexandre Lippman, France, fencing, individual epee

Otto Herschmann, Aus-
tria, 100-meter
freestyle swimming

Siegfried Flesch, Austria, fencing, individual saber

1920 (Antwerp)
Gold

Silver

Alfred Flatow, Ger-
many, gymnastics,
horizontal bar

Myer Prinstein, USA,
athletics, long jump
Otto Wahle, Austria,
1,000-meter freestyle
Discus thrower Lillian Copeland.
swimming
Otto Wahle, Austria,
200-meter swimming obstacle race
Henri Cohen, Belgium, water polo
Jean Bloch, France, soccer

Abel Kiviat, USA, athletics, 1,500-meter run
Imre Gellert, Hungary, gymnastics, team combined ex-
ercises
Ivan °slier, Denmark, fencing, individual epee
Edgar Seligman, Great Britain, fencing, team epee
Dr. Otto Herschmann, Austria, fencing, team saber
Samu Fodi, Hungary, team gymnastics
Joszef Szalai, Hungary, team gymnastics

1924 (Chamonix/Paris)
Gold

Alexandre Lippman, France, fencing, team epee
Dr. Jeno Fuchs, Hungary, fencing, individual saber
Dr. Jeno Fuchs, Hungary, fencing, team saber
Lajos Werkner, Hungary, fencing, team saber
Dr. Oszkar Gerde, Hungary, fencing, team saber

Silver

Edwin "Barney" Solomon, Great Britain (Ireland), rugby
Bethel "Bert" Solomon, Great Britain (Ireland), rugby
Harry Simon, USA, free rifle
Edgar Seligman, Great Britain, fencing, team epee
Alexandre Lippman, France, fencing, individual epee

Bronze

Odon Bodor, Hungary, athletics, 1,600-meter relay
Charles "Clair" Jacobs, USA, athletics, pole vault
Otto Scheff, Austria, 400-meter freestyle swimming

1912 (Stockholm)
Gold

Jacques Ochs, Belgium, fencing, team epee
Gaston Salmon, Belgium, fencing, team epee
Dr. Jeno Fuchs, Hungary, fencing, team saber
Dr. Oszkar Gerde, Hungary, fencing, team saber
Lajos Werkner, Hungary, fencing, team saber
Dr. Jeno Fuchs, Hungary, fencing, individual saber

Silver

Alvah T. Meyer, USA, athletics, 100-meter dash

Elias Katz, Finland, athletics, 3,000-meter steeple-
chase
Harold Abrahams, Great Britain, athletics, 100-meter
dash
Louis Clarke, USA, athletics, 400-meter relay
Elias Katz, Finland, athletics, 3,000-meter team cross-
country
John "Jackie" Fields, USA, featherweight boxing
Alexandre Lippmann, France, fencing, team epee
Morris Fisher, USA, free-rifle
Morris Fisher, USA, 300-meter team shooting

Silver

Harold Abrahams, Great Britain, athletics, 400-meter
relay
Maurice Blitz, Belgium, water polo
Gerard Blitz, Belgium, water polo
Janos Garay, Hungary, fencing, team saber
Elias Katz, Finland, individual steeplechase

Bronze

Baron Umberto Luigi de Morpurgo, Italy, tennis singles
Janos Garay, Hungary, fencing, individual saber
Sidney Jelinek, USA, rowing, coxed-fours

1928 (St. Moritz/Amsterdam)
Gold

Fanny Rosenfeld, Canada, athletics, 400-meter relay
Dr. Sandor Gombos, Hungary, fencing, team saber
Attila Petschauer, Hungary, fencing, team saber
Janos Garay, Hungary, fencing team saber

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