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Fencing At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Team épée
The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 24 to 25 October 1968. 91 fencers from 20 nations competed. For the first time in 60 years, Italy failed to finish in the top three positions. Rosters ;Argentina * Guillermo Saucedo * Alberto Balestrini * Guillermo Obeid * Omar Vergara ;Australia * Russell Hobby * Peter Macken * Graeme Jennings * Bill Ronald * Duncan Page ;Austria * Udo Birnbaum * Roland Losert * Herbert Polzhuber * Frank Battig ;Brazil * Arthur Ribeiro * Darío Amaral * José Maria Pereira * Carlos Couto ;Canada * Peter Bakonyi * John Andru * Magdy Conyd * Gerry Wiedel ;Cuba * Orlando Ruíz * Gustavo Oliveros * Manuel González * José Antonio Díaz ;East Germany * Bernd Uhlig * Klaus Dumke * Harry Fiedler * Hans-Peter Schulze ;France * François Jeanne * Claude Bourquard * Yves Boissier * Jacqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Montes De Oca Fencing Hall
The Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall is an indoor sports venue located in the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City area of Mexico City. It hosted the fencing competitions and the fencing part of the modern pentathlon competition of the 1968 Summer Olympics. The Olympic Fencing Hall was built between November 13, 1967, and September, 1968, in the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City. The 310-by-210-foot rectangular structure is covered by a convex roof of corrugated asbestos supported by steel cables. The ground floor had 15 fencing strips—each of which was provided with a two-sided scoreboard, a judges' podium and a control table—and 37 cubicles for competitors. On the south side were facilities for the press, dressing rooms, etc. The north side housed offices, a lounge, a warm-up area and additional dressing rooms and service areas. On the upper floor were grandstands with a seating capacity Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Team épée
The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 8 to 9 September 1972. 94 fencers from 20 nations competed. Rosters ;Argentina * Daniel Feraud * Fernando Lupiz * Guillermo Saucedo * Omar Vergara ;Austria * Roland Losert * Karl-Heinz Müller * Herbert Polzhuber * Rudolf Trost ;Canada * Magdy Conyd * Herbert Obst * Gerry Wiedel * Lester Wong ;Denmark * Torben Bjerre-Poulsen * Peter Askjær-Friis * Ivan Kemnitz * Reinhard Münster * Jørgen Thorup ;East Germany * Harry Fiedler * Eckhard Mannischeff * Horst Melzig * Hans-Peter Schulze * Bernd Uhlig ;France * François Jeanne * Jacques Brodin * Pierre Marchand * Jean-Pierre Allemand * Jacques La Degaillerie ;Great Britain * Teddy Bourne * Bill Hoskyns * Edward Hudson * Ralph Johnson * Graham Paul ;Hungary * Csaba Fenyvesi * Győző Kulcsár * Pál Schmitt * Sándor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Losert
Roland Losert (born 6 January 1945) is a retired Austrian fencer who won the world title in épée in 1963. He also won junior world titles in épée (1963) and foil (1964 and 1965). Losert competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in the individual foil and individual and team épée events (nine in total). His best achievement was fourth place in the foil in 1964. His father Josef and sister Ingrid Ingrid may refer to: * Ingrid (given name) * Ingrid (record label), and artist collective * Ingrid Burley, rapper known mononymously as Ingrid * Tropical Storm Ingrid, various cyclones * 1026 Ingrid, an asteroid * InGrid, the grid computing project ... were also successful fencers. References 1945 births Living people Austrian male fencers Austrian épée fencers Olympic fencers for Austria Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Fencers from Vienna Universiade medalists in fencing Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udo Birnbaum
Udo Birnbaum (born 8 February 1937) is an Austrian modern pentathlete and fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. His son, Axel Birnbaum, fenced at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References External links * 1937 births Living people Austrian male fencers Austrian épée fencers Austrian male modern pentathletes Olympic fencers for Austria Olympic modern pentathletes for Austria Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Lower Austria {{Austria-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Page
Duncan Page (born 29 October 1934) is an Australian modern pentathlete and fencer who competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... Competitive highlights * 1964 Summer Olympics — Modern Pentathalon: Men's Individual (27th) (4286) * 1968 Summer Olympics — Modern Pentathalon: Men's Individual (39th) (3904) References 1934 births Living people Australian male fencers Australian male modern pentathletes Olympic fencers for Australia Olympic modern pentathletes for Australia Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Ronald
Bill Ronald (born 7 June 1949) is an Australian former fencer. He competed in three events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... Two years later he went on to compete in three events in the 1970 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal in the team foil. Early life Bill Ronald went to school at St Andrews Cathedral School, Sydney. He joined St Andrews Cathedral School in Year 3. While at the school he learnt fencing under Tex Clarke. References External links * 1949 births Living people Australian male fencers Olympic fencers for Australia Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics People from Katoomba, New South Wales Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Fencers at the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Jennings (fencer)
Graeme Jennings (11 July 1946 – 21 August 1993) was an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References 1946 births 1993 deaths Australian male fencers Olympic fencers for Australia Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics 20th-century Australian people People from Wide Bay–Burnett Sportsmen from Queensland {{Australia-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Macken
Peter Neville Macken (born 10 November 1938 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian modern pentathlete and fencer who competed in five Olympic Games. He competed in the modern pentathlon at all five Olympics from 1960 to 1976 and in fencing at the 1968 Olympics. His best position was fourth at the 1964 Olympics Modern Pentathlon. See also * List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games A small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction ever competes in multiple Games. 849 athletes (260 women and 589 men) have participated in at least five Olympics from Athens 1896 to Beiji ... * Dual sport and multi-sport Olympians References External links * 1938 births Living people Modern pentathletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1976 Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Hobby (fencer)
Russell Keith Hobby (born 22 January 1933) is an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... He was a longstanding member of the Melbourne-based VRI Fencing Club. References 1933 births Living people Australian male fencers Olympic fencers of Australia Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Fremantle Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Fencers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Vergara
Omar Vergara (6 April 1943 – 29 June 2018) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P .... References 1943 births 2018 deaths Argentine male fencers Argentine épée fencers Argentine foil fencers Olympic fencers for Argentina Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in fencing Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Fencers at the 1963 Pan American Games Fencers at the 1975 Pan American Games {{Argentina-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Obeid
Guillermo Obeid (6 February 1941 – 2 December 1999) was an Argentine fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References 1941 births 1999 deaths Argentine male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Argentina Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Fencers from Buenos Aires 20th-century Argentine people {{Argentina-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Balestrini (fencer)
Alberto Balestrini (born 19 August 1931) is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References External links * 1931 births Possibly living people Argentine male fencers Argentine épée fencers Olympic fencers for Argentina Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina Pan American Games medalists in fencing Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Fencers at the 1959 Pan American Games Fencers at the 1963 Pan American Games {{Argentina-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |