Michael J P Howard (born 24 December 1928) is a British fencer. He won a silver medal 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 ...

event at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. He represented

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and won a

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

in the épée, team and a

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

on the épée, individual at the

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games ...

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, Wales. Four years later he won another gold medal in the épée, team at the

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. The ...

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, Western Australia.

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"Cotswold's Sportsman Lived His Olympic Dream," ''Gloucestshire Echo,'' April 10, 2012
1928 births Living people British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Richmond, London Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Fencers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Fencers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games English Olympic medallists 20th-century British people Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{UK-fencing-bio-stub