Samuel Goldstein

Samuel Hyman Goldstein (January 6, 1945 – January 15, 1977) was an American sportsman 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.

He was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

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1945 births

1977 deaths

American male swimmers

American male table tennis players

Paralympic swimmers for the United States

Paralympic table tennis players for the United States

Paralympic medalists in swimming

Paralympic medalists in table tennis

Paralympic silver medalists for the United States

Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States

Wheelchair category Paralympic competitors

Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

Table tennis players at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

Medalists at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

Swimmers from Philadelphia

American male freestyle swimmers