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Léon Tom (born 25 October 1888, date of death unknown) was a Belgian épée, foil and sabre fencer and
bobsledder Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...
. He won two silver medals in the 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 ...
competition at the
1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...
and
1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
. He also competed in the bobsleigh event at the
1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...
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* 1888 births Year of death missing Belgian male épée fencers Belgian male bobsledders Olympic fencers for Belgium Olympic bobsledders for Belgium Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Bobsledders at the 1928 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Antwerp Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Belgian male foil fencers Belgian male sabre fencers {{Belgium-bobsleigh-bio-stub