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This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in fencing. Current program. Foil, individual. Games Gold Silver Bronze 1896 Athens details: ...
The Fencers Club was founded in 1883 by Charles de Kay and other New Yorkers. [2] [3] [4] One had to be in the Social Register to be a member. [5]Its first fencing master was Captain Hippolyte Nicolas, a French officer who had fought in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, who was partial to the Italian school of fencing.
Christian d'Oriola, Olympic and world campion, named "Fencer of the 20th Century" by the FIE, International Fencing Federation, in 2001. Between 1947 and 1956 won four World Championships and six Olympic Medals, including two individual gold (foil), one individual silver (foil), two team gold (foil), and one team silver (foil).
The United States Fencing Hall of Fame (or "U.S. Fencing Association Hall of Fame") is a hall of fame for fencers. It is located in the Museum of American Fencing in Shreveport, Louisiana . It was founded as the National Fencing Coaches Association Hall of Fame on February 15, 1963, and was previously located at Helms Sports Hall of Fame ...
After first giving free fencing lessons to underserved youths in Manhattan, in 1991, he partnered with the Fencers Club of Manhattan to launch the Peter Westbrook Foundation, with reported ...
Arkady Burdan is a founder of Nellya Fencers, a fencing club in Atlanta, Georgia. He has trained many fencers, including US National Champions at every age group and competitive level, Junior Olympic Champions, NCAA Champions, Junior and Senior Pan American Champions, Junior and Senior World Champions, and three Olympians. [ 1 ]
Helene Julie Mayer (20 December 1910 – 10 October 1953) was a German-born fencer who won the gold medal at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, and the silver medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
According to NBCSports.com, other fencers from the foundation who went on to win Olympic medals include siblings Erinn and Keeth Smart, who won team silver medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, and ...