Henri Anspach
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1912 Stockholm | Team epée |
Henri Anspach (10 July 1882 in Belgium – 29 March 1979) was a Belgian épée and foil fencer.
Olympic fencing career
Anspach, who was Jewish,[1] competed for the Belgian fencing team at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal in the team épée competition, along with teammates were Jacques Ochs, Gaston Salmon, and brother Paul Anspach.[2]
Anspach also competed on the men's sabre team, which came in fifth.[3]
In individual events, Anspach finished 16th in foil and 12th in épée.[2]
Later life
Anspach later became a painter.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900871.
- 1 2 "Anspach, Henri". Jews In Sports. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ↑ "Henri Anspach Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ↑ Archived 9 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
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