John Pelling (fencer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 May 1936 London, England |
| Died | 14 June 2023 (aged 87) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
Medal record | |
John Albert Pelling (27 May 1936 – 14 June 2023) was a British fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1960 Rome in the épée team event. Pelling died on 14 June 2023, at the age of 87.[1][2]
Fencing career
[edit]Pelling won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
He represented England and won a gold medal and silver medal in the épée events at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[5] Four years later he repeated the success at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[6]
Pelling was a twice British fencing champion, winning the épée title at the British Fencing Championships in 1961 and 1965.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "John Pelling 1936–2023". British Fencing. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "John Albert Pelling". Probate Search. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: John Pelling". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ "John Pelling Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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- British male fencers
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- Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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- Fencers from London
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Fencers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Fencers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- English Olympic competitors
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games