Édouard "Edy" Schmit (born 23 December 1930) is a

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

ish épée fencer. He competed at the

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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 ...

. In 2008 he was promoted to the rank of Chevalier in the

Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg The Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (French: ''Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg'') is an order of merit of Luxembourg, instituted on 23 January 1961 by Grand Duchess Charlotte. Grand Master (order), Grand Master of the ...

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* 1930 births Possibly living people Luxembourgian male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Luxembourg Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Luxembourg City Knights of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg {{Luxembourg-fencing-bio-stub