Peter Leventritt

Peter A. Leventritt (October 5, 1915 – December 6, 1997)^[1][2][3] was an American bridge player, president of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) for 1945–1946.^[4] Leventritt was from New York City.^[4]

Peter A. Leventritt
Born	(1915-10-05)October 5, 1915 New York, New York
Died	December 6, 1997(1997-12-06) (aged 82) New York, New York
Nationality	American
Known for	bridge player

Leventritt was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002.^[5]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2002^[5]

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (13)
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1944, 1951 ^[6]
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1950 ^[7]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1953, 1964 ^[8]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (3) 1949, 1950, 1959 ^[9]
  • Reisinger (3) 1941, 1949, 1963 ^[10]
  • Spingold (2) 1956, 1960 ^[11]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Master Individual (1) 1952 ^[12]
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1949 ^[7]
  • Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1944 ^[13]
  • Open Pairs (1928-1962) (2) 1948, 1951 ^[14]
  • Vanderbilt (6) 1946, 1947, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1967 ^[8]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1955 ^[15]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1947 ^[9]
  • Reisinger (2) 1943, 1953 ^[10]

References

1. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
2. "Leventritt, Peter". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
3. Alan Truscott (22 December 1997). "Peter A. Leventritt, 82, Bridge Player Who Won 13 National Titles". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
4. Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 677. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
5. "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
6. "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
7. "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
8. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
9. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
10. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
11. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
12. "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.^{[full citation needed]}
13. "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
14. "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
15. "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

• Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)
• "International record for Peter Leventritt". World Bridge Federation.