Ellen Osiier (13 August 1890 – 6 September 1962) was a Danish

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fencer. Osiier was born in

Hjørring Hjørring () is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,644 (accor ...

, Nordjylland, Denmark. The

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in Paris was the first

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to feature women's fencing. Osiier, then 33, won the

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and undefeated in the 16 matches she fenced in the event. With this victory, Osiier became the Olympics' first woman fencing champion. Her husband,

Ivan Osiier Dr. Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier (December 16, 1888 – December 23, 1965), was a Danish Olympic medalist, and world champion, fencer who fenced foil, épée, and saber. He was given the Olympic Diploma of Merit during his career. He is also on ...

, fenced in seven Olympics, won a

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in individual

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for Denmark at the 1912 Olympics, and won 25 Danish national championships in three weapons.Olympic History for Sporting Families
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Olympic resultsStatutes of Ellen and Ivan Ossier
1890 births Danish female foil fencers Jewish female foil fencers Jewish Danish sportspeople Olympic fencers of Denmark Olympic gold medalists for Denmark Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in fencing People from Hjørring 1962 deaths Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the North Jutland Region {{Denmark-fencing-bio-stub

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