Maud Rosenbaum

Maud Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum at the 1922 Women's World Games
Personal information
Full name Maud Levi Rosenbaum Blumenthal
Born January 13, 1902[1]
Chicago, United States[1]
Died May 3, 1981 (aged 79)[1]
New York City, United States[2]
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Athletics, tennis
Event(s) Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) SP – 8.97 m (1922)[3]
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Women's World Games
1922 ParisShot put

Maud Rosenbaum naturalized Italian, married in first marriage Levi and, in second marriage, Blumenthal (January 13, 1902 – May 3, 1981) was an American track and field athlete and tennis player who won a bronze medal in the shot put at the 1922 Women's World Games.

Biography

She was the daughter of a wealthy shoe manufacturer, Emmanual Rosenbaum. In 1927, she married Baron Giacomo Giorgio Levi in Paris, France and later moved to Rome; the couple had a daughter. In Italy, Baroness Levi became a prominent tennis player, and in 1930, she returned to the United States to compete in tennis. By 1933 she won four tennis titles, including the New York State Tennis Championship; next years she was ranked 7th female player by the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association. She divorced Baron Levi in 1934, and in 1935 married H. Walter Blumenthal, a New York stockbroker.[1][2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Maud Rosenbaum Archived 24 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.. columbiasc.edu
  2. 1 2 Maud Blumenthal, Tennis Player Who Won Many Titles in 1930's. The New York Times, May 5, 1981
  3. ↑ Maud Rosenbaum. trackfield.brinkster.net
  4. ↑ Rosenbaum, Maud – (1902–1981). abitofhistory.net
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