Ilmari Vartia (25 August 1914 – 25 May 1951) was a Finnish
fencer. He competed in the individual and team
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 ...
events at the
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...
.
He died as a result of a wound sustained during a competition in 1951.
References
1914 births
1951 deaths
Sportspeople from Jyväskylä
People from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Finnish male épée fencers
Olympic fencers of Finland
Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sport deaths in Sweden
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