Harriet King

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameHarriet•King
Used nameHarriet•King
Born22 September 1935 in New York, New York (USA)
Measurements165 cm / 56 kg
AffiliationsHalberstadt Fencers' Club, San Francisco (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Harriet King fenced foil for the United States at the 1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972 Olympics. She also competed at four Pan American Games, winning team foil golds in 1959, 1963, 1967, and 1971, and individual foil silvers in 1963 and 1967. King fenced at Hunter College, graduating in 1957. She was later the editor of American Fencing magazine.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Summer Olympics Fencing USA Harriet King
Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) 6 p9 r1/4
Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) United States =9
1964 Summer Olympics Fencing USA Harriet King
Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) =9
Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) United States =7
1968 Summer Olympics Fencing USA Harriet King
Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) 5 p2 r2/4
Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) United States 10
1972 Summer Olympics Fencing USA Harriet King
Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) 5 p1 r1/4
Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) United States 8

Special Notes