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Fencing At The 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's Foil
The men's foil was one of three fencing events on the Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on the second day of competition, 7 April. Eight fencers took part, with the preliminary fencing involving a round-robin held in two groups. The first group was Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, Delaborde, Callot, and Poulos. The second was Komninos-Miliotis, Balakakis, Gravelotte, and Vouros. The two fencers that were undefeated in their groups faced each other in the final for gold and silver medals, while Pierrakos-Mavromichalis and Vouros were awarded third place. Vouros's second win came from a forfeit by Komninos-Miliotis. Background This was the first appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1908 (when there was a foil display only rather than a medal event). Competition format The event featured a pool-play semifinals round followed by a single final. Each bout was to three touches. Standard foil Foil may refer to: Materials * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zappeion
The Zappeion (, ) is a large, palatial building next to the National Gardens of Athens in the heart of Athens, Greece. It is generally used for meetings and ceremonies, both official and private and is one of the city's most renowned modern landmarks. Constructing the Zappeion In 1869, the Greek Parliament allocated of public land between the Palace Gardens and the ancient Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Temple of Olympian Zeus, and also passed a law on 30 November 1869, "for the building works of the Olympic Games", as the Zappeion was the first building to be erected specifically for the revival of the Olympic Games in the modern world. The ancient Panathinaiko, Panathenian stadium was also refurbished as part of the works for the Olympic Games. Following some delay, on 20 January 1874, the cornerstone of the building was laid; this new building would be designed by Danish architect Theophil Hansen. Finally, on 20 October 1888, the Zappeion opened. Unfortunately for its benef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène-Henri Gravelotte
Eugène-Henri Gravelotte (6 February 1876 – 23 August 1939) was a French fencing (sport), fencer. He was the first modern Olympic Games, Olympic champion in foil and first French gold medalist, winning the event at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Paris. Gravelotte was undefeated in his group for the preliminary round, defeating Greece, Greek fencers Athanasios Vouros, Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis, and Georgios Balakakis in succession. He then faced fellow Frenchman Henri Callot, who had gone undefeated in the other group, in the final. Gravelotte won that match 3–2. Gravelotte died in Bénodet on 23 August 1939, aged 63. References External links * 1876 births 1939 deaths Fencers from Paris Fencers at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century French sportsmen French male foil fencers Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic fencers for France Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1896 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Croix de Guer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Callot
Eugène Henri Callot (20 December 1875 – 22 December 1956) was a French fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in La Rochelle. Callot won the silver medal in the amateur foil (sword), foil event. He went undefeated in his preliminary round group, defeating Henri Delaborde (fencer), Henri Delaborde, Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, and Ioannis Poulos. He then faced fellow Frenchman Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, who had gone undefeated in the other preliminary group, in a final match. There, he lost to Gravelotte 3–2. He was also a student of Jules Lefebvre and Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury. He exhibited at the Salon des artistes français, of which he was a member from 1898. Callot died in Paris on 22 December 1956, aged 80. References External links * 1875 births 1956 deaths Fencers at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century French sportsmen French male foil fencers Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic fencers for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis
Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis (; 1863 – 1938), also known as Mavromichalis-Pierrakos, was a Greek military officer and politician. Biography He was the son of general Antonios Mavromichalis, of the famed Maniot Pierrakos ( Mavromichalis) clan. He became an officer in the Hellenic Army, fighting in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Balkan Wars, World War I (as Lt Colonel) and later in the Asia Minor Campaign, reaching the rank of Lt General. After retirement, he entered politics, serving as Interior Minister in 1922–1923 and Minister for Military Affairs in 1924. He was subsequently elected into the Greek Senate in 1929. When asked why he had the surname Pierrakos and used Mavromichalis as a nickname, he replied; because he wanted to keep the heritage of his forefathers who fought and die in order for him to live, and the most famous of his forefathers was Petrobey Mavromichalis (whose real name was Petros Pierrakos). Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis also competed at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athanasios Vouros
Athanasios Vouros () (1871 – 14 May 1959) was a Greece, Greek fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Athens. Vouros competed in the Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's foil, foil event. He placed second of four in his preliminary group after winning his match against Georgios Balakakis, losing to Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, and winning by forfeit against Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis. Because he had only won one actual bout, Vouros was considered to have won fourth place behind Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, who had placed second in his preliminary group but had won two bouts without forfeits. However, nowadays appears as having won also the third place and a bronze medal. References External links * 1871 births 1959 deaths Fencers at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century Greek sportsmen Olympic fencers for Greece Greek male fencers Olympic bronze medalists for Greece Olympic medalists in fencing Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's Foil
The amateur foil competition had 54 fencers from 10 nations compete. There was no limit on the number of fencers per nation; 39 of the 54 competitors were French. For the first round, quarterfinals, and repechage, skill and art with the foil was more important to advancing than winning the bout. The event was swept by French fencers: Émile Coste, Henri Masson, and Marcel Boulenger took the top three places. It was the second consecutive Games that France had taken the top two ranks in the event. Background This was the second appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1908 (when there was a foil display only rather than a medal event). None of the fencers from 1896 returned. Nine of the ten competing nations were making their debut in the men's foil: Austria, Belgium, Haiti, Italy, Peru, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. Only France had previously competed in 1896. Competition format The event used a five-round format (fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing
Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. It consists of three primary disciplines: Foil (fencing), foil, épée, and Sabre (fencing), sabre (also spelled ''saber''), each with its own blade and set of rules. Most competitive fencers specialise in one of these disciplines. The modern sport gained prominence near the end of the 19th century, evolving from historical European swordsmanship. The Italian school of swordsmanship, Italian school altered the Historical European martial arts, historical European martial art of classical fencing, and the French school of fencing, French school later refined that system. Scoring points in a fencing competition is done by making contact with the opponent with one's sword. The 1904 Olympic Games featured a fourth discipline of fencing known as singlestick, but it was dropped after that year and is not a part of modern fencing. Competitive fencing was one of the first sports to be featured in the Olympics and, along with Athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 1896 Summer Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing (sport), fencing events were contested at the Zappeion. They were prepared and organized by the Sub-Committee for Fencing. The épée event for men was cancelled. All fencing was done to three touches. Events were held on 7 April and 9 April 1896. 15 athletes from four nations competed; 8 fencers from 3 nations won one medal each. Medal summary These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal. Participating nations A total of 15 fencers from four nations competed at the Athens Games: * * * * Medal table Sub-Committee for Fencing * Ioannis Phokianos, president * Georgios Streit, secretary * Ioannis Yenissarlis * Loukas Belos * Nikolaos Politis * Chas. Waldstein * Dimitrios Aiginitis * Dimitrios Sekkeris * Spyridon Koumoundouros * Konstantinos Manos * Spyridon Antonopoulos See also *List of Olympic medalists in fencing (men) *List of Olympic m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foil (fencing)
A foil is one of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. It is a flexible sword of total length or under, rectangular in cross section, weighing under , with a blunt tip. As with the épée, points are only scored by making contact with the tip. The foil is the most commonly used weapon in fencing. Non-electric and electric foils Background There are two types of foil used in modern fencing. Both types are made with the same basic parts: the pommel, grip, guard, and blade. The difference between them is one is electric, and the other is known as "steam" or "dry". The blades of both varieties are capped with a plastic or rubber piece, with a button at the tip in electric blades, that provides information when the blade tip touches the opponent. (There are also a range of plastic swords made by varying manufacturers for use by juniors.) Lacking the button and associated electrical mechanism, a judge is required to determine the scoring and the victor in a tournament wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priority (fencing)
Priority or right of way is the decision criterion used in foil and sabre fencing to determine which fencer receives the touch, or point, when both fencers land a hit within the same short time-frame (less than 1 second). After this window, if one fencer had already landed a hit, the electrical scoring apparatus would "lock-out," or designed not to show, an opponent's subsequent hit, and thus the one fencer to land a hit is awarded the touch. In épée fencing, if both fencers land valid hits at the same time, they each receive a point. Because of this, foil and sabre are considered conventional weapons. After a halt, a referee parses what happened into actions, from which it can be determined whether to award a point or not. Offensive actions Offensive actions * Attack – An attempt to hit when the opponent is not already attacking. * Riposte – An attempt to hit the opponent after a successful parry ** Counter-Riposte – An attempt to hit the opponent after a ripost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Poulos
Ioannis Poulos was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Poulos competed in the amateur foil event. He placed fourth of four in his preliminary group after losing all of his bouts, to Henri Callot Eugène Henri Callot (20 December 1875 – 22 December 1956) was a French fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in La Rochelle. Callot won the silver medal in the amateur foil (sword), foil event. ..., Henri Delaborde, and Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis. This put him in a tie for seventh overall, with Georgios Balakakis who was fourth in the other preliminary group. References External links * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Fencers at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century Greek sportsmen Olympic fencers for Greece Greek male fencers Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Greece-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri De Laborde
Henri de Laborde was a French fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 1900 Summer Olympics. In 1896, de Laborde competed in the amateur foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Tin foil, metal foil ma ... event. He placed third of four in his preliminary group after winning one bout, against Ioannis Poulos, and losing the other two, to Henri Callot and Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis. This put him in a tie for fifth overall, with Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis who was third in the other preliminary group. References External links * Fencers at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century French sportsmen Fencers at the 1900 Summer Olympics French male foil fencers Olympic fencers for France Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
