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Fencing At The 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 7 August 1948 to 9 August 1948. 66 fencers from 25 nations competed. The event was won by Luigi Cantone of Italy, the nation's third consecutive victory in the men's épée (matching France for most all-time). Italy also earned its third consecutive ''bronze'' medal in the event, with Edoardo Mangiarotti's third-place finish. Between the two Italians was Oswald Zappelli of Switzerland, taking the silver medal. Background This was the 10th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900. One of the 10 finalists from the pre-war 1936 Games returned: fifth-place finisher Charles Debeur of Belgium. The reigning (1947) World Champion, Édouard Artigas of France, competed in the team event but no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
British Empire Exhibition
The British Empire Exhibition was a colonial exhibition held at Wembley Park, London England from 23 April to 1 November 1924 and from 9 May to 31 October 1925. Background In 1920 the Government of the United Kingdom, British Government decided to site the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park on the site of the pleasure gardens created by Edward Watkin in the 1890s. A British Empire Exhibition had first been proposed in 1902, by the British Empire League, and again in 1913. The Russo-Japanese War had prevented the first plan from being developed and World War I put an end to the second, though there had been a Festival of Empire in 1911, held in part at Crystal Palace, London, Crystal Palace.Ian Grosvenor - "Teaching the Empire: The Weekly Bulletin of Empire Study and the British Empire Exhibition", in Martin Lawn (ed.) - ''Modelling the Future: Exhibitions and the Materiality of Education'' (Symposium Books, 2009) p. 107-8 One of the reasons for the suggestion was a sense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Henri Guérin (fencer)
Henri Guérin (; 20 May 1905 – 11 October 1967) was a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau .... References External links * 1905 births 1967 deaths French male épée fencers Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in fencing Fencers from Paris Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Antonio Villamil
Antonio Wenceslao Villamil Ramognino (born 8 October 1904, date of death unknown) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1928, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau .... References External links * * 1904 births Year of death missing Argentine male fencers Olympic fencers for Argentina Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists in fencing Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Fencers at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ilmari Vartia
Ilmari Vartia (25 August 1914 – 25 May 1951) was a Finnish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau .... He died as a result of a wound sustained during a competition in 1951. References 1914 births 1951 deaths Sportspeople from Jyväskylä Sportspeople from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Finland Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sport deaths in Sweden 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Enrique Accorsi
Enrique Benito Accorsi Teuthorn (22 September 1916 – 28 April 1990) was a Chilean fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau .... References External links * 1916 births 1990 deaths Chilean male foil fencers Olympic fencers for Chile Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Concepción, Chile Chilean male épée fencers 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Álvaro Pinto
Álvaro Pinto (4 April 1907 – 1956) was a Portuguese épée fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in .... References External links * 1907 births 1956 deaths Portuguese male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Portugal Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen {{Portugal-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Paul Anen
Paul Anen (3 February 1918 – 29 May 1978) was a Luxembourgish épée fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in .... References External links * 1918 births 1978 deaths Luxembourgian male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Luxembourg Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Differdange {{Luxembourg-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Raúl Saucedo
Raúl Saucedo (12 September 1904 – 21 February 1966) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau .... References External links * * 1904 births 1966 deaths Argentine male fencers Olympic fencers for Argentina Fencers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Posadas, Misiones Pan American Games gold medalists in fencing Pan American Games silver medalists in fencing Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Fencers at the 1951 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Misiones Province Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games 20th-century Argentine sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mohamed Abdel Rahman (fencer)
Mohamed Fathallah Abdel Rahman (15 March 1915 – 12 May 1996) was an Egyptian épée and foil fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936, 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He competed at the Mediterranean Games in Fencing at the 1951 Mediterranean Games, 1951 where he won a silver medal in the sabre team event and a bronze medal in the épée team event and in Fencing at the 1955 Mediterranean Games, 1955 where he won a bronze medal in the sabre and épée team events. References External links * 1915 births 1996 deaths Egyptian male épée fencers Egyptian male foil fencers Olympic fencers for Egypt Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen Fencers at the 1951 Mediterranean Games Fencers at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Egypt Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Egypt Mediterranean Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Robert Lips
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
