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Edgar Isaac Seligman (14 April 1867 – 27 September 1958) was a British épée, foil, and sabre fencer. After the family moved to London he became a British citizen by naturalisation.[2]

Edgar Seligman

Personal information
Full name	Edgar Isaac Seligman
Nationality	British
Born	(1867-04-14)14 April 1867 San Francisco, California, United States
Died	27 September 1958(1958-09-27) (aged 91) Kensington, London, England
Occupation	Artist, Painter and Fencer
Medal record Men's fencing Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1908 London Team épée[1] 1912 Stockholm Team épée Intercalated Games 1906 Athens Team épée

Seligman competed in five Olympiads and won two silver medals as a member of the British fencing team despite not making his Olympic debut until age 39. At the British Fencing Championships, he won all of the divisions two times, making him the only competitor to accomplish this, although (Bill Hoskyns has more combined titles).[3][4][5]

Early and personal life

Seligman was born in San Francisco, California, in the United States, to German parents, and was Jewish.[6][7][8] His father was Leopold Seligman.[8] After his family moved to London, England, he became a British citizen by naturalisation.[2]

With the Imperial Yeomanry, Seligman took part in the Boer War.[8] His brother was Brigadier General Herbert Seligman who served in the Royal Artillery.[8]

As a painter, Seligman had artwork shown at the Fine Art Society and Royal Academy.[8][4]

Fencing career

British Championships

At the British Championships, Seligman won the epee event in 1904 and 1906.[9] He later won the foil event from 1906 to 1907 while also winning the sabre event in 1923 and 1924.[8]

Intercalated Games

At the 1906 Intercalated Games, Seligman competed in the team épée with Great Britain and won a silver medal.[9]

1908 London Olympic Games

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, Seligman reached the first round in the individual épée while placing in second with the British team in the team épée.[1][8]

1912 Stockholm Olympic Games

As captain, Seligman competed in three events during the 1912 Summer Olympics. In individual events, Seligman came in sixth in both the foil and épée. With the British team, Seligman was second in the team épée.[8][4]

1920 Antwerp Games

Seligman competed at the 1920 Antwerp Games as captain of the British fencing team. During these games, the British team were 5th in the épée and 7th in the foil.[8][4]

1924 Paris Olympic Games

Seligman returned as captain of the British fencing team at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In individual events, Seligman reach the semifinals in the sabre and the final in the foil. For team events, Seligman and Great Britain made it to the quarterfinals. Seligman did not compete in the sabre or epee team events for Great Britain due to a leg injury that occurred in the foil event.[8][4]

1928 and 1932 Olympic Games

At the Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics, Seligman competed in the Mixed Painting Art Competitions.[10][11]

See also

• List of select Jewish fencers

References

External links

• 12 artworks by or after Edgar Seligman at the Art UK site
• Edgar Seligman at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 March 2007)
• British Olympic Association record^{[permanent dead link]}
• British Olympic Association bio
• Jews in Sports bio

На других языках

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[de] Edgar Seligman

Edgar Isaac Seligman (* 14. April 1867 in San Francisco, Vereinigte Staaten; † 27. September 1958 in London) war ein britischer Fechter.

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- [en] Edgar Seligman

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[fr] Edgar Seligman

Edgar Isaac Seligman, né le 14 avril 1867 à San Francisco et mort le 27 septembre 1958 à Londres, est un escrimeur américain naturalisé britannique, sa nationalité de participation à plusieurs éditions des Jeux olympiques.

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[it] Edgar Seligman

Edgar Isaac Seligman (San Francisco, 14 aprile 1867 – Londra, 27 settembre 1958) è stato uno schermidore britannico, vincitore di due medaglie d'argento nella scherma ai giochi olimpici di Stoccolma del 1912 e di Londra del 1908, ed una medaglia d'argento ai giochi intermedi di Atene del 1906 (non riconosciuti dal CIO). Ha partecipato a 6 edizioni dei Giochi olimpici: Giochi olimpici del 1908, del 1912, del 1920, del 1924, del 1928 e del 1932 (in queste ultime 2 nell'arte).

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