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Fencing At The 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 7 August 1948 to 9 August 1948. 66 fencers from 25 nations competed. The event was won by Luigi Cantone of Italy, the nation's third consecutive victory in the men's épée (matching France for most all-time). Italy also earned its third consecutive ''bronze'' medal in the event, with Edoardo Mangiarotti's third-place finish. Between the two Italians was Oswald Zappelli of Switzerland, taking the silver medal. Background This was the 10th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900. One of the 10 finalists from the pre-war 1936 Games returned: fifth-place finisher Charles Debeur of Belgium. The reigning (1947) World Champion, Édouard Artigas of France, competed in the team event but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Empire Exhibition
The British Empire Exhibition was a colonial exhibition held at Wembley Park, London England from 23 April to 1 November 1924 and from 9 May to 31 October 1925. Background In 1920 the British Government decided to site the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park, on the site of the pleasure gardens created by Edward Watkin in the 1890s. A British Empire Exhibition had first been proposed in 1902, by the British Empire League, and again in 1913. The Russo-Japanese War had prevented the first plan from being developed and World War I put an end to the second, though there had been a Festival of Empire in 1911, held in part at Crystal Palace.Ian Grosvenor - "Teaching the Empire: The Weekly Bulletin of Empire Study and the British Empire Exhibition", in Martin Lawn (ed.) - ''Modelling the Future: Exhibitions and the Materiality of Education'' (Symposium Books, 2009) p. 107-8 One of the reasons for the suggestion was a sense that other powers, ie America and Japan, were challengin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Guérin (fencer)
Henri Guérin (20 May 1905 – 11 October 1967) was a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1905 births 1967 deaths French male épée fencers Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in fencing Fencers from Paris Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people {{France-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Villamil
Antonio Wenceslao Villamil Ramognino (born 8 October 1904, date of death unknown) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1928, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * * 1904 births Year of death missing Argentine male fencers Olympic fencers for Argentina Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in fencing Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Fencers at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games {{Argentina-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmari Vartia
Ilmari Vartia (25 August 1914 – 25 May 1951) was a Finnish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus .... He died as a result of a wound sustained during a competition in 1951. References 1914 births 1951 deaths Sportspeople from Jyväskylä People from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male épée fencers Olympic fencers of Finland Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sport deaths in Sweden {{Finland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Accorsi
Enrique Benito Accorsi Teuthorn (22 September 1916 – 28 April 1990) was a Chilean fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1916 births 1990 deaths Chilean male foil fencers Olympic fencers for Chile Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Concepción, Chile Chilean male épée fencers 20th-century Chilean people {{Chile-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro Pinto
Álvaro Pinto (4 April 1907 – 1956) was a Portuguese épée fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1907 births 1956 deaths Portuguese male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Portugal Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{Portugal-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Anen
Paul Anen (3 February 1918 – 29 May 1978) was a Luxembourgian épée fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1918 births 1978 deaths Luxembourgian male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Luxembourg Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Differdange {{Luxembourg-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Saucedo
Raúl Saucedo (12 September 1904 – 21 February 1966) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * * 1904 births 1966 deaths Argentine male fencers Olympic fencers for Argentina Fencers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Posadas, Misiones Pan American Games medalists in fencing Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Fencers at the 1951 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Misiones Province Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games {{Argentina-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Abdel Rahman (fencer)
Mohamed Fathallah Abdel Rahman (15 March 1915 – 12 May 1996) was an Egyptian épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1936, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1915 births 1996 deaths Egyptian male épée fencers Egyptian male foil fencers Olympic fencers of Egypt Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century Egyptian people {{Egypt-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lips
Robert Lips (21 August 1912 – 28 February 1975), was a Swiss cartoonist. He is best known as the creator of the cartoon character ''Globi'' for Globus. He was also a fencer and competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References 1912 births 1975 deaths Artists from Zürich Swiss cartoonists Swiss comics artists Swiss comics writers Swiss male épée fencers Olympic fencers of Switzerland Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Zürich Olympic competitors in art competitions {{Switzerland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengt Ljungquist
Bengt Helge Ljungquist (20 September 1912 – 15 July 1979) was a Swedish fencer, equestrian and military officer. Early life Ljungquist was born on 20 September 1912 in Umeå, Sweden, the son of Major Helge Ljungquist and his wife Edith Palander. Ljungquist began riding at the age of ten. He passed '' studentexamen'' in Stockholm in 1931. Military career In 1934 he received his cavalry commission, which he resigned in 1939, along with many of his fellow officers, to fight in the Winter War for Finland in its two-year conflict with the invading Soviet Union. Ljungquist also attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College between 1938 and 1940 and then served as a General Staff Corps aspirant. Ljungquist was promoted to Lieutenant in the Life Regiment Hussars (K 3) in 1936 and became ''ryttmästare'' in 1943. He then served as a teacher at Military Academy Karlberg from 1944 to 1948 and as a military instructor in Ethiopia from 1948 to 1950. Ljungquist was commanding officer of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Forssell
Carl Forssell (25 October 1917 – 28 November 2005) was a Swedish fencer. Competing in the team épée he won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ..., as well as four silver and two bronze medals at the world championships of 1938–1951. Individually he won a silver at the 1950 World Championships and finished eighth at the 1952 Olympics. He was a medical doctor by profession.Carl Forssell Swedish Olympic Committee References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
