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Eugène Empeyta

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Eugène Empeyta
Eugène Empeyta at the 1922 European Championships
Personal information
Born(1892-09-12)12 September 1892
Geneva, Switzerland
Died20 May 1951(1951-05-20) (aged 58)
Geneva, Switzerland
Sport
SportFencing
ClubSEG, Genève

Eugène Empeyta (12 September 1892 – 20 May 1951) was a Swiss fencer. He competed in foil and épée events at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics with the best result of fifth place in the team épée in 1920. From 1929 to 1932 he served as president of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, and in 1924–1925 and 1939–1943 he headed the Swiss Fencing Federation.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Eugène Empeyta". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2009.
  2. ^ Le Challenge Eugène Empeyta. swiss-fencing.ch
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