Edgar Seligman

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 nameEdgar Isaac Seligman
NationalityBritish
Born(1867-04-14)14 April 1867
San Francisco, California, United States
Died27 September 1958(1958-09-27) (aged 91)
Kensington, London, England
OccupationArtist, Painter and Fencer
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Team épée[1]
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Team épée
Intercalated Games
Silver medal – second place 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
Belgian Steel Factory, Goldhawk Road, W12 - Workers (1918), painting by Edgar Seligman

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

References
  1. "Edgar SELIGMAN". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. "Wills and Bequests – Print Collection for Museums". Deaths. The Times. No. 54372. London. 30 January 1959. col B, p. 15.
  3. "20 Century". fencingmuseum.com.
  4. "Edgar Seligman Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  5. "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  6. Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-60280-013-7.
  7. Postal, Bernard; Silver, Jesse; Silver, Roy (1965). Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports. Bloch Publishing Company.
  8. Rubinstein, W.; Jolles, Michael A. (2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 1726. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6.
  9. Robinson, Charles Edmund Newton (1911). "Épée-de-Combat" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 668.
  10. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edgar Seligman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  11. "Edgar Seligman". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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