Norman Armitage

Norman Cudworth Armitage
Personal information
Birth nameNorman Cudworth Cohn
BornJanuary 1, 1907
Albany, New York, United States
DiedMarch 14, 1972(1972-03-14) (aged 65)
New York City, United States
EducationColumbia BS, PHd Chemistry
NYU JD Patent Law
Occupation(s)Chem. Eng., Patent Lawyer
VP Deering-Miliken Textiles
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight81 kg (179 lb) (Olympics)
SpouseConstance Roberta Dean
Sport
SportFencing
College teamColumbia University
ClubFencer's Club NYC
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  United States
Men's fencing
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Sabre team
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Norman Armitage (January 1, 1907, as Norman Cudworth Cohn – March 14, 1972) was an American patent lawyer, and chemical engineer who became an accomplished textile executive. He was an exceptional saber fencer who competed in six Olympics from 1928 to 1956 and won a bronze Team medal in Sabre in the 1948 London Olympics.[3] Considered one of the greatest sabremen ever produced in America because of his long reign in the sport, after 1930 he was the American Sabre Champion ten times indoors and seven times outdoors, taking an unprecedented seventeen titles in sixteen years.[4]

  1. ^ "Olympedia, Norman Cohen-Armitage, Biography". Olympedia. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Norman Armitage, Fencing Star And Textile Executive, Dies at 65". The New York Times. March 15, 1972. p. 50.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference TS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Armitage, Norman C." Museum of American Fencing. Retrieved May 18, 2023.

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