Henri Anspach
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| Gold | 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] was a member of the Belgian fencing team at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, and won a gold medal in the team épée competition. His teammates included his brother, individual épée champion Paul Anspach, famous artist Jacques Ochs, and Gaston Salmon.
Anspach also competed on the men's sabre team, which came in fifth.[2]
In addition, Anspach competed in individual events, and reached the semifinals in both the individual foil and individual épée, before being eliminated. He finished 16th in foil, and 12th in épée.
Later life
Anspach later became a painter.
See also
- List of select Jewish fencers
References
- ↑
- ↑ "Henri Anspach Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
External links
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