| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ralph Myer Goldstein |
| Born | (1913-10-06)October 6, 1913 Malden, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | July 25, 1997(1997-07-25) (aged 83) Bennington, Vermont, United States |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Fencing |
Event | épée |
| College team | Brooklyn College |
| Club | Salle Santelli[1][2] |
Ralph Myer Goldstein (October 6, 1913 – July 25, 1997) was an American Olympic épéefencer.
Goldstein was born inMalden, Massachusetts, and was Jewish.[1][3] He grew up on theLower East Side in Manhattan, New York, and attendedBrooklyn College, fencing for the college's fencing team.[1][4] He lived inYonkers, New York, and inWaterbury, Connecticut, from 1948 on.[1][5]
He was killed in a car accident in July 1997, at the age of 83, when Goldstein had a heart attack and his car collided in a head-on collision with a propane truck outsideBennington, Vermont.[6][1][7]
Goldstein competed for the United States in the teamépée events at the1948 Summer Olympics in London and the1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, and was captain of the team at the1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1][8][6]
He won Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) titles in team épée with Salle Santelli in 1947-48, 1950, 1953, and 1955, and won team 3-weapon titles in 1952-54.[2]
Goldstein also competed in many of theMaccabiah Games in Israel, the Olympic-style competition for Jewish athletes.[6][9] He won a silver medal in epee at the1953 Maccabiah Games, losing in the finals to Great Britain's world champion runner-upAllan Jay.[10]
He was Secretary of theAmateur Fencers League of America (now the United States Fencing Association) from 1957-60.[11] He was also Editor ofAmerican Fencing magazine from 1969-76.[6]
Goldstein was inducted into theUS Fencing Hall of Fame.[12] In 1988 he was also named a Referee Emeritus, the highest honor for USA Fencing referees, awarded for multiple Olympic experience and great service to the sport of fencing in the national and international arenas, thereby retaining his USA Fencing referee rating for life.[13] The Ralph Goldstein Memorial Épée Open is held annually in his honor.[3]
