Burke Boyce

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Referee
SexMale
Full nameBurke (Macdonald Osborne-)•Boyce
Used nameBurke•Boyce
Born19 June 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri (USA)
Died15 December 1969 in Flagstaff, Arizona (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Burke Boyce went to Harvard, graduating in 1922. He captained the fencing team his senior year, with his twin brother, Lane, also on the team. Burke later became a professor of English and taught at Harvard for many years. Boyce was inducted into the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1978. His son, Peter Boyce, became a renowned physics professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Fencing USA Burke Boyce
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) 5 p6 r2/5
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) United States 3 p2 r2/4

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
1924 Summer Olympics Fencing USA Burke Boyce
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One United States — Sweden Judge