Author: Rosie McInally
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David Schalit: The Youngest Olympic Judge?
The Sword was recently contacted by the family of one David Shalit, who believed he was the youngest person ever to judge at an Olympics, when he officiated at the 1948 Games in London, aged just 17. We spoke to Mr Shalit and his daughter Belinda along with fencing historian Malcolm Fare in March 2024…