Fencing
b. Jan. 18, 1900, Boston, MA
d. April 4, 1933
He didn't begin fencing until he was a student at the U. S. Naval Academy, but within three years Calnan was captain of the school's fencing and within five he was a member of the 1924 Olympic team. He won the national epee championship in 1923, the foil championship from 1925 through 1928 and in 1930 and 1931, and the three-weapon championship in 1927.
Calnan won the bronze medal in epee at the 1928 Olympics. In 1932, he took the oath of participation on behalf of all Olympic athletes and was on the bronze medal epee and sabre teams.
A career Navy officer, Calnan died in the crash of the dirigible Akron. The George C. Calnan Memorial Trophy is given to the national three-weapon championship team.
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