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Ralph Myer Goldstein (October 6, 1913 – July 25, 1997) was an American Olympic épée fencing.
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 outside Bennington, Vermont. "Ralph Goldstein dies in auto accident" , Jewish Post, July 30, 1997.
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.
Goldstein also competed in many of the Maccabiah Games in Israel, the Olympic-style competition for Jewish athletes. He won a silver medal in epee at the 1953 Maccabiah Games, losing in the finals to Great Britain's world champion runner-up Allan Jay.
He was Secretary of the Amateur Fencers League of America (now the United States Fencing Association) from 1957-60. "Past Officers," USA Fencing. He was also Editor of American Fencing magazine from 1969-76.
Goldstein was inducted into the US Fencing Hall of Fame. "Goldstein, Ralph M." US Fencing Hall of Fame. 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. "Referee Emeriti" » Referees' Commission The Ralph Goldstein Memorial Épée Open is held annually in his honor.
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