Samuel Balter
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| gold | 1936 Berlin | basketball |
Samuel "Sam" Balter, Jr. (born October 15, 1909 in Detroit , Michigan, USA; † August 8, 1998 ) was an American basketball player . He won the gold medal with the US team at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin . Originally, Balter didn't want to play in Nazi Germany due to his Jewish origins, but he was persuaded by Avery Brundage to take part.
Balter later became a sports reporter in Los Angeles , initially working for radio and later for television. He also appeared in some films and television shows, where he was always a radio reporter or sports reporter.
Web links
- Carrie Kahn: My Jewish Grandpa's Triumph At Hitler's Olympics (2008)
- Olympics profiles
- Sam Balter at the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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| SURNAME | Balter, Samuel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Balter, Sam Jr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 1998 |