Sewall Shurtz (March 17, 1933 – February 1, 2018) was an American fencer. He competed in the individual and team

épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contain ...

and team

foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Tin foil, metal foil ma ...

events at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, wh ...

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* 1933 births 2018 deaths American male épée fencers Olympic fencers of the United States Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics People from Houston Pan American Games medalists in fencing Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Fencers at the 1955 Pan American Games American male foil fencers {{US-fencing-bio-stub