Peter Leventritt

Peter A. Leventritt
Peter A. Leventritt
Born	October 5, 1915; New York, New York
Died	December 6, 1997 (aged 82); New York, New York
Nationality	American
Known for	bridge player

Peter A. Leventritt (October 5, 1915 – December 6, 1997)^[1]^[2]^[3] was an American bridge player, president of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) for 1945–1946.^[4] Leventritt was from New York City.^[4]

Leventritt was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002.^[5]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

ACBL Hall of Fame, 2002^[5]

Wins

North American Bridge Championships (13)
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1944, 1951 ^[6]
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1950 ^[7]
- Vanderbilt (2) 1953, 1964 ^[8]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (3) 1949, 1950, 1959 ^[9]
- Reisinger (3) 1941, 1949, 1963 ^[10]
- Spingold (2) 1956, 1960 ^[11]

Runners-up

North American Bridge Championships
- Master Individual (1) 1952 ^[12]
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1949 ^[7]
- Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1944 ^[13]
- Open Pairs (1928-1962) (2) 1948, 1951 ^[14]
- Vanderbilt (6) 1946, 1947, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1967 ^[8]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1955 ^[15]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1947 ^[9]
- Reisinger (2) 1943, 1953 ^[10]

References

^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
^ "Leventritt, Peter". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
^ Alan Truscott (22 December 1997). "Peter A. Leventritt, 82, Bridge Player Who Won 13 National Titles". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 677. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
^ ^a ^b "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
^ "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.^{[full citation needed]}
^ "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
^ "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
^ "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)
"International record for Peter Leventritt". World Bridge Federation.

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[1] Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

[ACBLhof-2] "Leventritt, Peter". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-22.

[nytobit-3] Alan Truscott (22 December 1997). "Peter A. Leventritt, 82, Bridge Player Who Won 13 National Titles". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[OEB-4] Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 677. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.

[HOFby-5] "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-22.

[6] "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[American_Contract_Bridge_League-7] "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Vanderbilt_Previous_Winners-8] "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Mixed_BAM_Previous_Winners-9] "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Reisinger_Winners-10] "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[11] "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[12] "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.^{[full citation needed]}

[13] "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.

[14] "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.

[15] "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

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