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Fencing At The 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Sabre
The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 12 August 1948 to 13 August 1948. 60 fencers from 24 nations competed. Nations were limited to three fencers each. The event was won by Aladár Gerevich, the fifth of nine straight Games in which a Hungarian would win the event. Gerevich became the third man to win multiple medals in the individual sabre, adding to his 1936 bronze. Vincenzo Pinton of Italy took silver and Pál Kovács of Hungary took bronze; it was the third straight Games where the sabre podium was Hungary-Italy-Hungary. Background This was the 11th appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Three of the nine finalists from 1936 returned after the 12-year break: bronze medalist Aladár Gerevich of Hungary, fifth-place finisher Vincenzo Pinton of Italy, and seventh-place finishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Dean Cetrulo
Dean Cetrulo (February 24, 1919 – May 9, 2010) was an American fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. See also *List of USFA Division I National Champions This is a list of USA Fencing (USFA) Division I national champions. The Division I National Championship in each weapon was contested at Summer Nationals until recently, when it started taking place during the April North American Cup. Men's Fen ... References External links * 1919 births 2010 deaths American male sabre fencers Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in fencing People from Bay Head, New Jersey Sportspeople from Newark, New Jersey Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ocean County, New Jersey 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benito Ramos
Benito Ramos Ramos (born 26 March 1913, date of death unknown) was a Mexican épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... References External links * 1913 births Year of death missing Mexican male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Mexico Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco Pan American Games silver medalists in fencing Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Fencers at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games Mexican male foil fencers Mexican male sabre fencers 20th-century Mexica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Brook
Sir Ralph Ellis "Robin" Brook (19 June 1908 – 25 October 1998) was a British merchant banker and a director of the Bank of England. His wife Helen Brook was founder of the Brook Advisory Centres. As a fencer, he competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1936, he won the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships. The son of a surgeon, Brook was educated, through scholarships, at Eton College and subsequently at King's College, Cambridge, where he studied under Maynard Keynes, earning a double first in Economics. Honours Brook was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 2 August 1945, and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1954 New Year Honours. He was knighted in the 1974 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1974 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to Orders and decorations of the Commonwealth realms, various orders and honours to reward and highlight go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Van Den Berg
Willem van den Berg (1 August 1910 – 8 November 1987) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre and team foil 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 1910 births 1987 deaths Dutch male fencers Olympic fencers for the Netherlands Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Rotterdam 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Lefèvre (fencer)
Jacques Lefèvre (1 February 1928 – 12 January 2024) was a French fencer. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, Lefèvre won a team bronze medal for fencing, as a member of the French Men's Sabre team. He competed for France in the individual and team sabre events at each Summer Olympics from 1948 to 1964. He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951, where he won a gold medal in the individual sabre event and a bronze medal in the team sabre event, and in 1955, where he won a gold medal in the individual sabre event and a silver medal in the team event. Lefèvre died in La Rochelle on 12 January 2024, at the age of 95. See also * List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games Only a small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction competes in multiple Games. 950 athletes (648 men and 302 women) have participated in at least five Olympics from 1896 Summer Olympics ... References External links Jacques Lef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kauko Jalkanen
Kauko Jalkanen (8 December 1918 – 3 September 2007) was a Finnish épée, foil and sabre 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 2007 deaths Sportspeople from Heinola Finnish male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Finland Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Finnish male foil fencers Finnish male sabre fencers 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rıza Arseven
Turkey competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 58 competitors, 57 men and one woman, took part in 42 events in seven sports. Medalists Athletics Cycling Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948 ;Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, Individual road race * Ali Çetiner * Mustafa Osmanlı * Orhan Suda * Talat Tunçalp ;Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race, Team road race * Ali Çetiner * Mustafa Osmanlı * Orhan Suda * Talat Tunçalp Equestrian Fencing Six fencers, all men, represented Turkey in 1948. ;Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's foil, Men's foil * Nihat Balkan * Nejat Tulgar ;Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre, Men's sabre * Sabri Tezcan * Rıza Arseven * Merih Sezen ;Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre, Men's team sabre * Merih Sezen, Nihat Balkan, Rıza Arseven, Sabri Tezcan, Vural Balcan Football Wrestling ;Men's freestyle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Pilbrow
Arthur Gordon Pilbrow (18 May 1902 – 16 July 1987) was a British fencer. Fencing career He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won three gold medals in fencing at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand. He was a four times British fencing champion, winning the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield or the Lee Valley Athletics Centre. These championships (known as the Nationa ... in 1932, 1935, 1938 and 1950. References 1902 births 1987 deaths British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Bromley Sportspeople from the London Borough of Bromley Fencers from London Commonwealth Games gold medallists in fencing Commonwealth Games gold medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Mañalich
Roberto Mañalich Alfonso (born 4 March 1906, date of death unknown) was a Cuban fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée and individual sabre 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 * * 1906 births Year of death missing Cuban male fencers Olympic fencers for Cuba Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers from Havana Pan American Games silver medalists in fencing Pan American Games bronze medalists in fencing Pan American Games fencers for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Fencers at the 1951 Pan American Games Fencers at the 1959 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svatopluk Skýva
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Eighty-seven competitors, 73 men and 14 women, took part in 55 events in 11 sports. Twenty-six-year-old Emil Zátopek won the gold medal in the 10-kilometre run on the first day (his third race at that distance). On the second day he added a silver medal in the 5 km run. Czechoslovak canoeists were also very successful (gaining three gold and one silver medal), Jan Brzák-Felix successfully defended his medal that he had won 12 years earlier in 1936 Summer Olympics with another partner, Václav Havel and Jiří Pecka won a silver medal using a 12-year-old boat from the 1936 Olympics. Boxer Július Torma won the gold medal in the Welterweight class, although he had injured his left arm before the semi-final. Women's gymnastics team also secured gold medals, but this victory was overshadowed by the death of their teammate Eliška Misáková, who succumbed to polio in London. Medalists Athletics Baske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Haro
Antonio Haro (26 October 1910 – 22 September 2002) was a Mexican épée and sabre fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games. References External links * 1910 births 2002 deaths Mexican male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Mexico Fencers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers from Mexico City Pan American Games gold medalists in fencing Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Fencers at the 1955 Pan American Games Mexican male sabre fencers 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
