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US navy officer and fencer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Charles Calnan (January 18, 1900 – April 4, 1933) was a United States Navy officer who also competed for the United States as a fencer.[1] Competing in four Summer Olympics,[2] he earned three bronze medals (Individual épée: 1928, Team foil: 1932, Team épée: 1932)[3]
George Calnan | |
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Birth name | George Charles Calnan |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, US | January 18, 1900
Died | April 4, 1933 33) Off the coast of New Jersey, US | (aged
Cause of death | The crash of USS Akron |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1918 – 1933 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Alma mater | United States Naval Academy |
Medal record | ||
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Men's fencing | ||
Representing the United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1928 Amsterdam | Epee, individual | |
1932 Los Angeles | Foil, team | |
1932 Los Angeles | Epee, team |
A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Calnan did not start fencing until he was a student at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. By the time he was a senior, he was captain of the Navy's fencing team. Two years later, Calnan competed for the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris where he finished tied for fifth in the team épée competition. Calnan took the Olympic Oath at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Calnan was among the 73 fatalities of the USS Akron crash in 1933. He had a lieutenant's rank at the time of the crash.
He was posthumously inducted in the US Fencing Hall of Fame in 1963, among the first inductees. He is also the namesake of the George C. Calnan Memorial Trophy, which is given to the three-weapon championship team.[1]
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