Henry Kolowrat, Jr.

Henry Kolowrat, Jr. was born in Praha (Prague) but moved to the United States where he fenced for the Fencers Club of New York, becoming a US citizen in 1956. In 1954 Kolowrat won the Intercollegiate Fencing Association title in épée, and he was US épée champion in 1959. He also won a team épée gold medal at the 1959 Pan American Games.

Kolowrat graduated from Princeton and was a law student at Yale at the time of the 1960 Olympics, receiving his law degree in 1961. Between his Princeton graduation (1954) and starting law school, he served in the US Air Force. Kolowrat later practiced law in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. He joined Barnes, Dechert, Price, Myers & Rhoads (later Dechert LLP) in 1961 and spent his entire legal career with them, becoming a partner in 1969, and retiring at the end of 1995. His specialty was in commercial litigation, representing both sides, and he had a deep knowledge of antitrust law and its practical implications.