Gaston Salmon
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Representing  Belgium
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1912 Stockholm | Team epée |
Gaston Salmon (5 March 1878 – 30 April 1917) was a Belgian épée, foil, and sabre fencer. He was Jewish.[1]
Early and personal life
Salmon was born in Marcinelle, in the city of Charleroi, in Belgium, and was Jewish.[2][3][4] He married Fernande Ermens, and lived in Etterbeek.[5] He was killed in World War I in a bombing by a German plane, and was buried in Westvleteren.[5]
Olympic fencing career
Salmon represented Belgium at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, competing in three events, winning a gold medal in team épée.[1][6] He also competed in two individual events, but was eliminated in the first round of both the individual foil and individual sabre. The team included artist Jacques Ochs.
See also
References
- ^ a b 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. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-903900-87-1.
- ^ "La médaille d’or d’un Carolo en vente à Hollywood!" – Édition digitale de Mons[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-60280-013-7.
- ^ Martin Harry Greenberg (1979). The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actors and writers, and hundreds of other lists of accomplished Jews. Schocken Books.
- ^ a b "Un double héros – Je rêve à toi dans l'absolu de ton absence"
- ^ "Gaston Salmon Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
Further reading
- Joseph Siegman (2000). Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Hall of Fame. Brassey's. ISBN 978-1-57488-284-1.
External links
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