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Fencing At The 1960 Summer Olympics
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types (épée, foil and sabre A sabre ( French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...), but women competed only in foil events. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participating nations A total of 344 fencers (266 men and 78 women) from 42 nations competed at the Rome Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External links * {{Fencing at the Summer Olympics 1960 Summer Olympics events 1960 1960 in fencing International fencing competitions hosted by Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 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, six for men and one for women. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participating nations A total of 165 fencers (142 men and 23 women) from 23 nations competed at the Melbourne Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References 1956 Summer Olympics events 1956 1956 in fencing International fencing competitions hosted by Australia {{Fencing-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pelling (fencer)
John Albert Pelling (born 27 May 1936) is a British fencer. Fencing career He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a gold medal and silver medal in the épée events at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. Four years later he repeated the success at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. He was a twice British fencing champion, winning the épée title at the British Fencing Championships The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield. The championships were not held during World War I, World War II and in 202 ... in 1961 and 1965. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pelling, John 1936 births Living people British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1964 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Sveshnikov
German Sveshnikov (russian: Герман Александрович Свешников; 11 May 1937 – 9 June 2003) was a Soviet fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ... and a silver in the same event at the 1968 Games. References 1937 births 2003 deaths Russian male fencers Soviet male fencers Olympic fencers for the Soviet Union Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Rudov
Yury Rudov (russian: Юрий Васильевич Рудов, 17 January 1931 – 26 March 2013) was a Soviet fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References 1931 births 2013 deaths Russian male fencers Soviet male fencers Olympic fencers of the Soviet Union Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Taganrog Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics {{USSR-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Midler
Mark Petrovich Midler (russian: Марк Петрович Мидлер; 24 September 1931 – 31 May 2012) was a Soviet Union, Soviet Russians, Russian Foil (fencing), foil Fencing, fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games, and won two gold medals. Early and personal life Midler was born in Moscow, Soviet Union, and was Jewish. Fencing career Midler was a member of the USSR National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967. He trained at Burevestnik (society), Burevestnik in Moscow. Midler won the Soviet individual foil title six times (1954–57, 1963 and 1965) and Soviet Cup in 1961. World Championships Midler won four consecutive World Championships in Foil (fencing), Foil, in 1959 to 1962. He also won a silver medal in 1957 and bronze medals in 1959 and 1961. Along with his Soviet teammates, he won the World Team Championships in Foil five times: in 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1966. They also won a silver medal in 1967. Olympics Midler was captain of the Foil team for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Axelrod
Albert "Albie" Axelrod (February 12, 1921 – February 24, 2004) was an American foil fencer. He was a five-time Olympian for the US, won a bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics, and was the only American men's foil fencer to reach the finals at the world championships until Gerek Meinhardt won a bronze medal in the 2010 World Fencing Championships. Fencing career High school Axelrod was Jewish, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants who had fled the pogroms, grew up in the Bronx. A heart murmur kept Axelrod from participating in most sports, so his mother encouraged him to learn fencing at Stuyvesant High School in New York City. After graduation in 1938, he studied with 1920 Olympic champion Giorgio Santelli and won amateur titles as a member of the Salle Santelli club. College Axelrod served in the US Navy in World War II, and then attended the City College of New York. His college team reached the National Team Foil Championships in 1948, the same year he was U.S. Intercolleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yury Sisikin
Yury Sisikin (russian: Юрий Фёдорович Сисикин; born 15 May 1937) is a Soviet fencer. He won two gold and two silver medals at three different Olympic Games. References 1937 births Living people Russian male fencers Soviet male fencers Olympic fencers for the Soviet Union Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Saratov Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in fencing Universiade silver medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1959 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade {{USSR-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Zhdanovich
Viktor Frantsevich Zhdanovich (russian: Виктор Францевич Жданович) (born 27 January 1938, Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...) is a Soviet and Russian fencer. He was World Champion four times (1959, 1960, 1961 and 1963) and twice Olympic Champion (1960) in the foil individual events, and in 1964 in the foil team gold medal. References External links Russian informative site 1938 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg Russian male fencers Soviet male fencers Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Olympic fencers for the Soviet Union Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Pavlovsky
Aleksandr Pavlovsky (russian: Александр Анатольевич Павловский; 14 July 1936 – 4 July 1977) was a Soviet fencer. He won a bronze in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References 1936 births 1977 deaths Belarusian male épée fencers Soviet male épée fencers Olympic fencers for the Soviet Union Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Minsk Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics {{Belarus-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Chernushevich
Arnold Chernushevich (russian: Арнольд Петрович Чернушевич; 15 January 1933 – 2 September 1991) was a Soviet Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References 1933 births 1991 deaths Belarusian male épée fencers Soviet male épée fencers Olympic fencers for the Soviet Union Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics {{Belarus-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guram Kostava
Guram Kostava ( ka, გურამ კოსტავა; born 18 June 1937) is a Soviet fencer. Kostava won a bronze in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics and another one in the individual épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References 1937 births Living people Soviet male fencers Olympic fencers for the Soviet Union Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Tbilisi Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics {{Georgia-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Chernikov
Valentin Chernikov ( hy, Վալենտին Չեռնիկով, 1 April 1937, Yerevan – 5 January 2002, Nizhny Novgorod) was a Soviet Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also won the gold medal at the 1961 World Fencing Championships The 1961 World Fencing Championships were held in Turin, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its ... in the team épée. References 1937 births 2002 deaths Sportspeople from Yerevan Soviet male fencers Olympic fencers for the Soviet Union Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics {{Armenia-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |