Alfred Skrobisch

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAlfred•Skrobisch
Used nameAlfred•Skrobisch
Born19 November 1913 in London, England (GBR)
Died5 November 1991 in Boones Mill, Virginia (USA)
AffiliationsFencers Club, New York (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Alfred Skrobisch fenced épée for the US at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Born in London, Skrobich later attended Columbia University, graduating in 1930. He represented the Fencers Club of New York. Skrobisch is known for having developed, along with Hugh Alessandroni and George Baker, the first electronic scoring machine approved for use at the Olympics, in 1936.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Fencing USA Alfred Skrobisch
Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) 6 p7 r1/4
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) United States 4 p3 r2/4