Politzer, Hugo : Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum

Politzer, Hugo

Sport:
track and field

Country Represented:
United States

Years Competed:
1920

Olympic Info:
A member of the United States track and field team at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, Politzer competed in the long jump but did not qualify for the finals.

Career Highlights:
Politzer, who competed in the early 1920s, won the Eastern Olympic tryouts in 1920 as a member of the Mohawk Athletic Club. The following year, as an unattached athlete (he was not a member of any athletic club), Hugo finished third in the long jump at the New York Metropolitan AAU track and field championships.

Birth and Death Dates:
unknown

Origin:
unknown


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References:
encyclopedia of JEWS in sports, by Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, and Roy Silver (New York: Bloch Publishing Co., 1965)
New York Times, June 27, 1920
New York Times, June 20, 1921