George Calnan
Olympic athlete
1900 – 1933
Who was George Calnan?
George Charles Calnan was a United States Navy officer who also competed for the United States as a fencer. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he earned three bronze medals
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 US 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.
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- Born
- Jan 18, 1900
- Also known as
- George Charles Calnan
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Died
- Apr 4, 1933
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on July 23, 2013
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