Samuel Goldstein
Encyclopedia
Samuel Hyman Goldstein ( – January 15, 1977) was an American
athlete and Paralympian
.
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
.
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.
He was inducted to the Pennsylvania Wheelchair Hall of Fame in 1979.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
athlete and Paralympian
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
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He took two silver medals and one bronze in swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
Swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
Swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of 62 events, 31 for men, 30 for women and 1 mixed.Although some events were entered by only one, two or three athletes or teams, guaranteeing a medal to all finishers, there were events in which more than three swimmers competed.- Men's events :-...
, and one silver medal in table tennis at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women.- Men's events :- Women's events :...
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He died at the age of 32, of Guillain–Barré syndrome two months after receiving a swine flu
Swine flu
Swine influenza, also called pig influenza, swine flu, hog flu and pig flu, is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. Swine influenza virus or S-OIV is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs...
inoculation
Inoculation
Inoculation is the placement of something that will grow or reproduce, and is most commonly used in respect of the introduction of a serum, vaccine, or antigenic substance into the body of a human or animal, especially to produce or boost immunity to a specific disease...
. His wife Margaret and his six year old son Craig, received a then record high settlement of $906,781.
He was inducted to the Pennsylvania Wheelchair Hall of Fame in 1979.