Robert Montgomerie (fencer)
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| Born | 15 February 1880 South Kensington, London, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 April 1939 (aged 59) Westminster, London, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||
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Robert Cecil Lindsay Montgomerie (15 February 1880 – 28 April 1939) was a British fencer.[1] He won two silver medals in the team épée competitions at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. Montgomerie also competed in Olympic Games of 1920, 1924 and 1928.[2][3] He was a nine times British fencing champion, winning four foil titles and five épée titles at the British Fencing Championships, from 1905 to 1914.[4] He was the first British fencer to win an overseas open épée competition, winning at Le Touquet in 1913. From 1907 to 1927 he was honorary secretary of the Amateur Fencing Association.[5]
Montgomerie was educated at Worcester College, Oxford.[6] As an amateur fencer, he followed his father into a career as a barrister.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Robert Montgomerie". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Robert Montgomerie". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Robert Montgomerie Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Robert Montgomerie | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Oxford at the Olympics | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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