Alfred Valentine Keene (14 May 1873 – 1 March 1955) was a British fencer. He competed at the

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Keene was born at Bramley in

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where his family owned the manor house and educated at St Paul's School in London. He later lived in Shalford, Surrey. In addition to being an Olympian, Keene was a self-employed stockbrocker and served in World War 1. He reached the rank of major and was awarded the Territorial Decoration, the

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and the Victory Medal. Keene came in third in the 1908 British Sabre Championships, along with his brother, Richard. Keene had also reached the final pool of the British Sabre Championships on several occasions. Keen died on 1 March 1955; he was 81.

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* 1873 births 1955 deaths British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics People from Kensington Sportspeople from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Fencers from London {{UK-fencing-bio-stub