Jewish athletes shone at Hitler's Olympics

[...] Mayer won a silver medal in the individual foil competition, losing the gold, much to the Nazis' chagrin, to another half-Jewish fencer, Hungary's Ilona Elek. Stoller did not get the same vindication; he had died earlier. Because of the relay team decision, the U.S. had only one Jewi...

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Published inPostmedia News
Main Author Atherton, Tony
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Don Mills, Ont Postmedia Network Inc 30.07.2011
Subjects
Athletes
Jewish people
Owens, Jesse (1913-80)
Track & field
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Summary:[...] Mayer won a silver medal in the individual foil competition, losing the gold, much to the Nazis' chagrin, to another half-Jewish fencer, Hungary's Ilona Elek. Stoller did not get the same vindication; he had died earlier. Because of the relay team decision, the U.S. had only one Jewish medal winner in 1936.