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Fencing At The 1932 Summer Olympics
At the 1932 Summer Olympics, seven fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, s ... events were contested. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participating nations A total of 108 fencers (91 men, 17 women) from 16 nations competed at the Los Angeles Games: Cuba had fencers entered, but none competed.Official Report, p. 492 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fencing At The 1932 Summer Olympics 1932 Summer Olympics events 1932 1932 in fencing International fencing competitions hosted by the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 1928 Summer Olympics
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, seven fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, s ... events were contested, six for men and one for women. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Participating nations A total of 259 fencers (232 men, 27 women) from 27 nations competed at the Amsterdam Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fencing At The 1928 Summer Olympics 1928 Summer Olympics events 1928 1928 in fencing International fencing competitions hosted by the Netherlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustave Marinius Heiss
Gustave Marinius Heiss (November 4, 1904 – June 7, 1982) was a United States fencing champion and winner of a bronze medal in team épée fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where the American team placed fifth. He was a four-time U.S. National Épée Champion (1933, 1934, 1936, and 1941). Fencing career Heiss was born in Meridian, Mississippi. After briefly attending Tulane University, he entered the United States Military Academy at West Point. Heiss competed in épée, individually and on a team, and won the following titles: 1931 IFA Individual Épée Champion (USMA) 1932 Outdoor U.S. National Épée Champion 1932 U.S. National Épée Team Champion (NYFC) 1933 U.S. National Épée Team Champion (NYFC) 1933 U.S. National Épée Champion 1934 U.S. National Épée Team Champion (NYFC) 1934 U.S. National Épée Champion 1935 U.S. National Épée Team Champion (NYFC) 1936 U.S. National Épée Tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gioachino Guaragna
Gioacchino Guaragna (14 June 1908 – 19 April 1971) was an Italian fencer. He won two gold medals and a silver in the team 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 ... event at three different Olympic games. References 1908 births 1971 deaths Italian male fencers Olympic fencers for Italy Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Fencers from Milan Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{Italy-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Pignotti
Ugo Pignotti (19 November 1898 – 7 January 1989) was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1928 Summer Olympics and two silver medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri .... References External links * 1898 births 1989 deaths Italian male fencers Olympic fencers for Italy Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Florence Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Lemoine
René Alphonse Lemoine (29 December 1905 – 19 December 1995) was a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1932 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. At the world championships, official and unofficial, Lemoine won an individual gold in 1931 and a bronze in 1937. He also won team silver medals in 1930, 1934, 1935 and 1937. Lemoine was the son of a general manager of Peugeot and was trained in mathematics and law. After briefly studying in Chad, he went to Equatorial Africa in 1938 and became a coffee farmer and exporter of colonial goods. During World War II, he headed the civil and military resistance in Central African Republic and supported French forces of Charles de Gaulle. In 1940, he was jailed by the Vichy authorities, but released after 1.5 months. He then fought in Madagascar and Northern Africa. After the war Lemoine resumed trading agricultural products. He was made an Officer of the Legion of Hon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Bougnol
René Bougnol (7 January 1911 – 20 June 1956) was a French fencer. He won two gold medals and a silver at three different Olympics in the team 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 ... event. He competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games where he won a gold medal in the individual épée event and silver medals in the épée and foil team events. References External links * 1911 births 1956 deaths French male foil fencers Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Montpellier Medalists at the 1932 Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Bondoux
René Bondoux (26 May 1905 – 6 May 2001) was a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1932 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References External links * 1905 births 2001 deaths French male foil fencers Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Aube French military personnel of World War II Recipients of the Croix de Guerre (France) Recipients of the Olympic Order Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Gardère
Edward Gardère (25 February 1909 – 24 July 1997) was a French foil and sabre fencer. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics and two silvers at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References External links * 1909 births 1997 deaths French male foil fencers Olympic fencers of France Fencers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Sportspeople from Vosges (department) Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics French male sabre fencers 20th-century French people {{France-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giulio Gaudini
Giulio Gaudini (28 September 1904 – 6 January 1948) was an Italian foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won three gold, four silver, and two bronze medals. He was the flag bearer for Italy at the 1936 Games. At the world championships, he earned 17 medals between 1929 and 1938. He died of cancer, aged 43. See also * Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame *List of multiple Olympic medalists A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ... * Italy national fencing team – Multiple medallist * List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists References External links * 1904 births 1948 deaths Italian male fencers Olympic fencers of Italy Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Fencers at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Levis
Joseph Levis (July 20, 1905, in Boston, MA – May 20, 2005) was an American foil fencer. He won nine national fencing championships, and participated in three Olympic Games representing the United States.http://usfencinghalloffame.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80&Itemid=52 The Roll of Honor at the US Fencing Hall of Fame (USFA) credits his individual Olympic silver medal in foil (1932) as the finest accomplishment ever by an American fencer and his victory in the 1954 nationals, after a 16-year layoff from competition, as the greatest comeback in the history of American fencing. Early life Levis was an Italian-American, born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, to Albert W. Levis, a painter and sculptor from Florence, Italy, and Rosa M. Finocchietti, daughter of Italian immigrants from Genoa and a prominent activist for the suffragette movement of the 1920s. As a teenager, he first learned the basics of fencing from his father, who had won several championships i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Marzi
Gustavo Marzi (25 November 1908 – 14 November 1966) was an Italian fencer. He competed in foil and sabre events at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won a gold or silver medal in every event he entered, except for individual sabre in 1928, in which he finished fourth. In total he won two gold and five silver medals. At the world championships, which were unofficial through 1935, he won 10 titles: two in the individual foil (1935, 1937), seven in team foil (1929–31, 1934–35, 1937–38) and one in team sabre (1938). He died from a lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ..., aged 57. See also * Italy national fencing team – Multiple medallist References {{DEFAULTSORT:Marzi, Gustavo 1908 births 1966 deaths Italian male fencers Olympic fenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Angel De Capriles
Miguel de Capriles (November 30, 1906 – May 24, 1981) was a Mexican-born American fencer, a President of the FIE, a former dean of the New York University School of Law and one of the world's leading authorities on fencing. Biography Dr. de Capriles was a member of every United States Olympic and international fencing team from 1932 to 1951 and president of the World Fencing Federation. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1932 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the team sabre at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He won the national three-weapon championship five times and the national open épée championship four times, and was a member of the Olympic épée team that placed third in Los Angeles in 1932 and third in London in 1948 — both the best showing of an American fencing team in the Olympics at the time. He was also an attorney with a distinguished career as a professor of law, writing dozens of articles on corporate law. He served as dean and later vice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
