Albert Wolff

Albert Wolff (July 13, 1906 – June 14, 1989) was an American Olympic foil and épée fencer. Wolff was born in Barr, Bas-Rhin, France, and was Jewish. He later lived in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States.

Biography Wolff qualified for the French Olympic Team but boycotted the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, withdrawing from France's national team on principle because he was a Jew.

He fought in the French Army during World War II, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre by France for bravery during fierce fighting on the Maginot Line. His fencing club was the Louisville Fencers.

In 1948, he was Athlete of the Year in Kentucky. He won a gold medal in team foil, and a silver medal in team épée, at the 1951 Pan American Games.

Wolff died in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the age of 82.