 Rosenbaum at the 1922 Women's World Games | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Maud Levi Rosenbaum Blumenthal | |||||||||||
| Born | January 13, 1902[1] Chicago, United States[1] | |||||||||||
| Died | May 3, 1981 (aged 79)[1] New York City, United States[2] | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics, tennis | |||||||||||
| Event | Shot put | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | SP – 8.97 m (1922)[3] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Maud Rosenbaum (January 13, 1902 – May 3, 1981) was an American track-and-field athlete and tennis player who won a bronze medal in the shot put at the 1922 Women's World Games. She was a naturalized Italian. Her name in her first marriage was Levi, and her name in her second marriage was Blumenthal
Biography
She was the daughter of a wealthy shoe manufacturer Emmanual Rosenbaum. In 1927, she married Baron Giacomo Giorgio Levi in Paris and later moved to Rome; the couple had a daughter. In Italy, Baroness Levi became a prominent tennis player, and in 1930, she returned to the United States to compete in tennis. By 1933. she won four tennis titles, including the New York State Tennis Championship. In 1934, she was ranked the seventh female player by the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association. She divorced Baron Levi in 1934, and in 1935, she married H. Walter Blumenthal, a New York stockbroker.[1][2][4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Maud Rosenbaum Archived 24 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. columbiasc.edu
- 1 2 Maud Blumenthal, Tennis Player Who Won Many Titles in 1930's. The New York Times, May 5, 1981
- ↑ Maud Rosenbaum. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ Rosenbaum, Maud – (1902–1981). abitofhistory.net