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Harold Van Buskirk

Full name: Charles Harold Van Buskirk
Gender: Male
Born: February 20, 1894 in Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: October 25, 1980 in Harris County, Texas, United States
Affiliations: Fencers Club, New York (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Fencing

Biography

Harold Van Buskirk attended Penn State. He later settled in Texas and coached and taught fencing at Rice University in the 1940s-50s. Van Buskirk was US national champion in 1927 with the épée. His wife, Evelyn, was also a champion fencer – US foil champion in 1930. Rice University still holds an annual Van Buskirk Memorial Fencing Tournament in his honor.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing Men's Sabre, Team United States USA 4 p1 r2/4
1928 Summer 34 Amsterdam Fencing Men's Sabre, Team United States USA 3T p2 r1/3
1932 Summer 38 Los Angeles Fencing Men's Sabre, Team United States USA 4

Men's Sabre, Team

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result MW ML BW BL TBW/TD IBW TD
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 2 1924-07-12 2 1 27 21
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 2 1924-07-12 NED 10, USA 6 6 1
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 2 1924-07-12 de Jong (NED) 4, Van Buskirk (USA) 1 1
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 2 1924-07-12 Scherpenhuijzen (NED) 4, Van Buskirk (USA) 3 3
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 2 1924-07-12 van der Wiel (NED) 4, Van Buskirk (USA) 1 1
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 1 1924-07-12 Van Buskirk (USA) 4, Doorman (NED) 3 4
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 1 1924-07-12 USA 9, URU 7 9 3
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 1 1924-07-12 Van Buskirk (USA) 4, Belo (URU) 2 4
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 2 1924-07-12 Rolando (URU) 4, Van Buskirk (USA) 1 1
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 1 1924-07-12 Van Buskirk (USA) 4, Mendy (URU) 1 4
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 1 1924-07-12 Van Buskirk (USA) 4, Mendy (URU) 1 4
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 1 1924-07-12 USA 12, POL 4 12 3
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 1 1924-07-12 Van Buskirk (USA) 4, Ader (POL) 2 4
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 2 1924-07-12 Papée (POL) 4, Van Buskirk (USA) 3 3
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 1 1924-07-12 Van Buskirk (USA) 4, Zabielski (POL) 1 4
1924 Summer 30 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 1 1924-07-12 Van Buskirk (USA) 4, Winkler (POL) 0 4
1928 Summer 34 Amsterdam Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 3T 1928-08-08 0 2 9 23
1928 Summer 34 Amsterdam Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 2 1928-08-08 POL 9, USA 7 7 1
1928 Summer 34 Amsterdam Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 2 1928-08-08 Papée (POL) 5, Van Buskirk (USA) 2 2
1928 Summer 34 Amsterdam Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 2 1928-08-08 Laskowski (POL) 5, Van Buskirk (USA) 3 3
1928 Summer 34 Amsterdam Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 2 1928-08-08 Friedrich (POL) 5, Van Buskirk (USA) 1 1
1928 Summer 34 Amsterdam Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Two 1 1928-08-08 Van Buskirk (USA) 5, Segda (POL) 4 5
1932 Summer 38 Los Angeles Fencing United States USA Final Pool 4 1932-08-11 0 3 15 30
1932 Summer 38 Los Angeles Fencing United States USA Final Pool Team Bout C 2 1932-08-11 HUN 13, USA 3 3 0
1932 Summer 38 Los Angeles Fencing United States USA Final Pool Team Bout C 2 1932-08-11 Gerevich (HUN) 5, Van Buskirk (USA) 0 0
1932 Summer 38 Los Angeles Fencing United States USA Final Pool Team Bout C 2 1932-08-11 Kabos (HUN) 5, Van Buskirk (USA) 0 0
1932 Summer 38 Los Angeles Fencing United States USA Final Pool Team Bout C 2 1932-08-11 Glykais (HUN) 5, Van Buskirk (USA) 2 2
1932 Summer 38 Los Angeles Fencing United States USA Final Pool Team Bout C 2 1932-08-11 Piller-Jekelfalussy (HUN) 5, Van Buskirk (USA) 2 2