Gaston Alibert
Gaston Alibert (1908) | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's fencing | ||
| Representing France | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1908 London | Épée individual | |
| 1908 London | Épée team | |
Gaston Jules Louis Antoine Alibert (22 February 1878 in Paris – 26 December 1917 in Paris) was a French fencer and olympic champion in épée competition.[1]
He received a gold medal in épée individual and a gold medal in épée team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[2] Eight years before, Alibert already participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris placing seventh in the épée individual event.[3] He contracted tuberculosis while at the front in World War I and later died in 1917 aged 39.
References
- ^ "Gaston Alibert". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "1908 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Fencing" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on June 26, 2008)
- ^ "Gaston Alibert biography and olympic results" Archived October 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine sports-reference.com (Retrieved on November 6, 2009)
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