Thomas Losonczy

Thomas Losonczy
Personal information
Born (1953-07-19) July 19, 1953
Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
Sport
Sport Fencing

Thomas Losonczy (born July 19, 1953) is an American fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]Losonczy also qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal instead.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Thomas Losonczy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  2. ↑ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.


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