▁In ▁won ▁ 1 0 ▁times ▁in ▁ 2 5 ▁appearances ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁champion ships : ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁holds ▁ 1 7 ▁national ▁championship ▁titles , ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁US ▁sab re ▁fen cer . ▁ ▁Olympics ▁Ar mit age ▁competed ▁in ▁six ▁Olympics , ▁ 1 9 2 8 – 3 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 8 – 5 6 , ▁only ▁taking ▁a ▁break ▁for ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Olympics ▁over ▁a ▁ 2 8 - year ▁span . ▁He ▁carried ▁the ▁U . S . ▁flag ▁in ▁the ▁Olympic ▁opening ▁ceremony ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁he ▁competed ▁( as ▁Norman ▁C ohn ) ▁in ▁the ▁individual ▁and ▁team ▁events . ▁The ▁American ▁team ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁and ▁Ar mit age ▁reached ▁the ▁semif inals ▁in ▁individual ▁sab re . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁final s ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁event ▁and ▁finished ▁fourth . ▁In ▁individual ▁sab re , ▁he ▁placed ▁nin th . ▁ ▁Ar mit age ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1