Ray Blum
Raymond Edward Blum (April 11, 1919 – May 5, 2010) was an American
speed skater who competed at the
1948 Winter Olympics in
St. Moritz. He placed 20th in the
Men's 1500 metres competition in a field of 45 and 17th in the
Men's 5000 metres event in a field of 40. He was born in
Nutley, New Jersey, and was a member of the
Paterson Skating Club. He attended the Newark College of Engineering at the
New Jersey Institute of Technology and earned a
Bachelor's degree from the institution in 1950, after a stint in the
United States Navy during
World War II. He spent his later life working as an
aerospace engineer for several companies in
New England and
California. On October 26, 1996, he was inducted into the
NJIT Highlanders' Hall of Fame for his success as both a cyclist and a speed skater, as well as the American National Speedskating Museum and Hall of Fame on May 17, 1969. He died on May 5, 2010, in
New Jersey.
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