Martin Davis

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Referee
SexMale
Full nameMartin Jay•Davis
Used nameMartin•Davis
Born7 September 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri (USA)
Died10 January 2022 in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant (NED)
Measurements177 cm / 68 kg
AffiliationsSalle Csiszar, Philadelphia (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Martin Davis graduated from New York University in 1959 with an engineering degree, and also competed for Salle Csiszar. As a fencer Davis was US Champion in team foil with NYU in 1959. He won a gold medal in team foil at the 1963 Pan American Games. When he made the 1972 Olympic team, Davis was runner-up at the US Nationals in foil.

Davis worked for a few years as an industrial engineer. However, he later became a leader astrologer and a writer and consultant on astrology. His first book, Astrolocality Astrology won the Spica Award in 2000 as best astrology book. In 1990 he moved to Scotland and in 1998 began running Matrix UK, the UK and European zone publisher of Matrix astrological software.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Fencing USA Martin Davis
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) United States 12

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
1984 Summer Olympics Fencing USA Martin Davis
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) Round One Pool 2 Jury President
Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) Round One Pool 4 Jury President
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One West Germany — Hong Kong Jury President
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Italy — Egypt Jury President

Special Notes