Edith Master

Edith Master
Medal record
Equestrian
Olympic Games
Representing  United States
1976 MontrealDressage, Team

Edith Louise Master (August 25, 1932 – August 18, 2013) was a Jewish-American equestrian.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

She was born in New York, New York.[1][4] She studied at Cornell University and New York University.[4]

Career

At the 1976 Olympics, her third Olympics, she won a bronze medal in team dressage, becoming the second-oldest US female to win an Olympic medal in any sport.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medalists. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ Chronicle of the horse - Masters of Foxhounds Association of America. 1988. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Women Equestrians Try for Gold in Dressage". The Telegraph. July 30, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Edith Master Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.


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