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Sydney Martineau
Sydney Martineau (6 January 1863 – 19 December 1945) was a British fencer who took part in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, and the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's épée. Career Martineau won an Olympic silver medal in fencing at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. He was part of the British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ... team which came in second place, behind Belgium, in the team epee competition. References 1863 births 1945 deaths British male fencers Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in fencing People from Clapham Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{UK-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clapham
Clapham () is a suburb in south west London, England, lying mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, but with some areas (most notably Clapham Common) extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth. History Early history The present day Clapham High Street is on the route of a Roman road. The road is recorded on a Roman monumental stone found nearby. According to its inscription, the stone was erected by a man named Vitus Ticinius Ascanius. It is estimated to date from the 1st century. (The stone was discovered during building works at Clapham Common South Side in 1912. It is now placed by the entrance of the former Clapham Library, in the Old Town.) According to the history of the Clapham family, maintained by the College of Heralds, in 965 King Edgar of England gave a grant of land at Clapham to Jonas, son of the Duke of Lorraine, and Jonas was thenceforth known as Jonas "de fClapham". The family remained in possession of the land until Jonas's great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
