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Skip Shurtz
Full name: Sewall "Skip" Shurtz
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11" (181 cm)
Weight: 165 lbs (75 kg)
Born: March 17, 1933 in Houston, Texas, United States
Affiliations: US Army, (USA)
Country: 
United States
Sport: Fencing
Biography
Skip Shurtz had the following podium finishes at major championships: 2nd in the 1955 Pan American Games épée, 2nd in the 1955 Pan American Games épée team (with Dick Dyer, Abram Cohen, and Hal Goldsmith). |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | Men's Foil, Team | United States | USA | 4 | ||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | Men's Épée, Individual | United States | USA | 7 p1 r3/4 | ||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | Men's Épée, Team | United States | USA | 3 p1 r1/3 |
Men's Foil, Team
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | MW | ML | BW | BL | TBW/TD | IBW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Final Pool | 4 | 1956-11-23 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 28 | |||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Final Pool | Team Bout F | 2 | 1956-11-23 | HUN 9, USA 5 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-23 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-23 | ITA 8, USA 8 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 1 | 1956-11-23 | USA 9, GBR 7 | 9 | 2 | |||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool Three | 1 | 1956-11-23 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool Three | 1 | 1956-11-23 | USA 13, AUS 3 | 13 | 3 | |||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Final Pool | Team Bout F | 2 | 1956-11-23 | Marosi (HUN) 5, Shurtz (USA) 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Final Pool | Team Bout F | 2 | 1956-11-23 | Fülöp (HUN) 5, Shurtz (USA) 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Final Pool | Team Bout F | 1 | 1956-11-23 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Gyuricza (HUN) 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Final Pool | Team Bout F | 1 | 1956-11-23 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Somodi, Sr. (HUN) 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-23 | Lucarelli (ITA) 5, Shurtz (USA) 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-23 | Mangiarotti (ITA) 5, Shurtz (USA) 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-23 | Di Rosa (ITA) 5, Shurtz (USA) 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 1 | 1956-11-23 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Paul (GBR) 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-23 | Jay (GBR) 5, Shurtz (USA) 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-23 | Hoskyns (GBR) 5, Shurtz (USA) 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 1 | 1956-11-23 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Paul (GBR) 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool Three | 1 | 1956-11-23 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Buckingham (AUS) 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool Three | 2 | 1956-11-23 | McCowage (AUS) 5, Shurtz (USA) 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool Three | 1 | 1956-11-23 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Steele (AUS) 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool Three | 1 | 1956-11-23 | Shurtz (USA) 5, McKenzie (AUS) 2 | 5 |
Men's Épée, Individual
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | BW | TG | TR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 7 | 1956-11-30 | 2 | 18 | 32 | ||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Quarter-Finals | Pool Four | 3 | 1956-11-30 | 4 | 20 | 21 | ||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-30 | 4 | 27 | 17 | ||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-30 | Queyroux (FRA) 5, Shurtz (USA) 2 | 2 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-30 | Balthazár (HUN) 5, Shurtz (USA) 1 | 1 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-30 | Mangiarotti (ITA) 5, Shurtz (USA) 2 | 2 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-30 | Delfino (ITA) 5, Shurtz (USA) 2 | 2 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 1 | 1956-11-30 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Delaunois (BEL) 3 | 5 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-30 | Forssell (SWE) 5, Shurtz (USA) 1 | 1 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Pool One | 1 | 1956-11-30 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Schmit (LUX) 4 | 5 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Quarter-Finals | Pool Four | 2 | 1956-11-30 | Rehbinder (SWE) 5, Shurtz (USA) 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Quarter-Finals | Pool Four | 1 | 1956-11-30 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Wiik (FIN) 3 | 5 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Quarter-Finals | Pool Four | 1 | 1956-11-30 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Dagallier (FRA) 4 | 5 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Quarter-Finals | Pool Four | 1 | 1956-11-30 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Lund (AUS) 5 | 5 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Quarter-Finals | Pool Four | 1 | 1956-11-30 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Howard (GBR) 4 | 5 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-30 | Chernushevich (URS) 5, Shurtz (USA) 3 | 3 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-30 | Delaunois (BEL) 5, Shurtz (USA) 4 | 4 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 1 | 1956-11-30 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Gretsch (LUX) 2 | 5 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 1 | 1956-11-30 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Asselin (CAN) 2 | 5 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 1 | 1956-11-30 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Korhonen (FIN) 3 | 5 | |||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 1 | 1956-11-30 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Yanguas (COL) 0 | 5 |
Men's Épée, Team
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | MW | ML | BW | BL | TBW/TD | IBW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 3 | 1956-11-28 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | ||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-28 | ITA 8, USA 8 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-28 | GBR 9, USA 7 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-28 | Pavesi (ITA) 5, Shurtz (USA) 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-28 | Bertinetti (ITA) 5, Shurtz (USA) 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-28 | Pellegrino (ITA) 5, Shurtz (USA) 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 1 | 1956-11-28 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Anglesio (ITA) 3 | 5 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-28 | Hoskyns (GBR) 5, Shurtz (USA) 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 2 | 1956-11-28 | Howard (GBR) 5, Shurtz (USA) 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 1 | 1956-11-28 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Jay (GBR) 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer | 23 | Melbourne | Fencing | United States | USA | Round One | Pool One | 1 | 1956-11-28 | Shurtz (USA) 5, Paul (GBR) 3 | 5 |
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