Björne Väggö (born 9 September 1955) is a Swedish
fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual
épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...
event at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
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He is discussed in "Epee 2.0: The Birth Of The New Fencing Paradigm", and is a contributor to the revised edition: "Epee 2.5: The New Paradigm Revised and Augmented".
Awards
* Swedish Fencing Federation Royal Medal of Merit in gold (''Svenska fäktförbundets kungliga förtjänstmedalj i guld'') (2011)
References
External links
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1955 births
Living people
Swedish male épée fencers
Olympic fencers for Sweden
Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
Olympic medalists in fencing
Sportspeople from Malmö
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Universiade medalists in fencing
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Sweden
Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade
20th-century Swedish people
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