Peter Leventritt

American bridge player
Peter A. Leventritt
Born(1915-10-05)October 5, 1915
DiedDecember 6, 1997(1997-12-06) (aged 82)
NationalityAmerican
Known forbridge 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

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

  1. ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
  2. ^ "Leventritt, Peter". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  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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