Kurt Ettinger
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Referee |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Kurt Erich•Ettinger |
| Used name | Kurt•Ettinger |
| Other names | Curtis Thomas Ettinger |
| Born | 19 November 1901 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT) |
| Died | 6 January 1982 in Innsbruck, Tirol (AUT) |
| Affiliations | Wiener AC, Wien (AUT) |
| NOC |  Austria |
Biography
Fencer Kurt Ettinger was Austrian champion in foil (1923, 1929, and 1931) and sabre (1928 and 1931). He was a team member of the Austrian Olympic foil teams at the 1924 Paris and the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, reaching the second round on both occasions. Individually, he was eliminated in the foil in the semi-finals at both Games. Ettinger won foil a team silver medal at the 1933 World Championships, and bronze in 1931 and 1937.
Ettinger was an Austrian Jew who left Austria for Paris at the time of the German “Anschluss”. In May 1941 he went to the USA and became a US citizen, changing his first two names from “Kurt Erich” to “Curtis Thomas”. He served in the US Army during World War II from December 1942 to July 1943, and later died while on a family vacation at Innsbruck, Austria.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Summer Olympics | Fencing | AUT |
Kurt Ettinger | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 6 p1 r4/5 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Austria | 4 p1 r2/4 | ||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Austria | |||||
| 1928 Summer Olympics | Fencing | AUT |
Kurt Ettinger | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 6 p3 r2/3 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Austria | 3 p1 r2/4 |
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Summer Olympics | Fencing | AUT |
Kurt Ettinger | ||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Round One | Argentina — Belgium | Judge | ||||
| Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Semi-Finals | Pool 1 | Judge | ||||
| Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round One | Pool 7 | Judge | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round One | Pool 4 | Judge | ||||
| Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) | Quarter-Finals | Spain — Great Britain | Judge | ||||
| Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) | Round One | Uruguay — Denmark | Jury President |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (0–1–2 1931 Wien bronze: foil team; 1933 Budapest silver: foil team; 1937 Paris bronze: foil team)