Samuel Hyman Goldstein (January 6, 1945 – January 15, 1977) was an American sportsman and Paralympian.
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| Full name | Samuel Hyman Goldstein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 6, 1945 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 15, 1977 (aged 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He took two silver medals and one bronze in swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, and one silver medal in table tennis at the 1964 Summer Paralympics.[1]
He died at the age of 32, of Guillain–Barré syndrome two months after receiving a swine flu inoculation. His wife Margaret and his six-year-old son Craig received a then record high settlement of $906,781.[2]
He was inducted to the Pennsylvania Wheelchair Hall of Fame in 1979.[3]
He was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.[4]
References
edit- ^ "S. Goldstein". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Swine Flu Victim Gets Award". Reading Eagle. October 29, 1980.
- ^ "Inductions". Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010.
- ^ [1], Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. [dead link]
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