Aage Leidersdorff
Danish fencer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aage Leidersdorff (10 April 1910 – 19 February 1970) was a Danish fencer and referee. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] Leidersdorff, a Jewish sportsman,[2] received the B.T. Gold medal in 1945 as Danish sportsperson of the year.[3][4] He appeared in a short documentary film, Olympiadetræning (also known as Training for the Olympics in 1948).[5] Described by the Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon as the Nordic countries foremost foil and sabre fencer, he won multiple national and Nordic championships in fencing.[6][7]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 April 1910 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 19 February 1970 (aged 59) Gentofte, Denmark |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | Foil, Team – 4th (1932)
Sabre, Team – 5th (1932) Épée, Team – 5th (tie) (1932) |
He operated a fur shop, Aage Leidersdorff Pelse, in Copenhagen at Østergade 15.[8] The business was founded in 1908 by his father, also named Aage Leidersdorff (born 1882).[9][10] During the Second World War, he was evacuated to Sweden along with other Danish Jews.[2]
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.