Alexandre Lippmann
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 June 1881 Paris, France |
| Died | 23 February 1960 (aged 78) Paris, France |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event | Épée |
| Club | Cercle de l'Escrime de Paris |
Medal record | |
Alexandre Lippmann (11 June 1881 – 23 February 1960) was a French épée fencer. He won five medals, including two gold medals, at three different Olympic Games: a team gold and an individual silver in 1908, a team bronze and individual silver in 1920, and a team gold in 1924.[1][2][3]
Lippmann, himself Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.[2][4][5][6][7]
Lippmann was also a genre painter. Through his mother, Marie-Alexandrine-Henriette Dumas, he was the great-grandson of French writer Alexandre Dumas.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Alexandre Lippmann Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Alexandre Lippmann". jewishsports.net.
- ^ Bernard Postal; Jesse Silver; Roy Silver (1965). Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports. Bloch Publishing Company.
- ^ "Jews in the Olympics". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- ^ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. pp. 206–. ISBN 978-0-88125-969-8.
- ^ Joseph M. Siegman (1992). The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. SP Books. pp. 104–. ISBN 978-1-56171-028-7.
- ^ Paul Yogi Mayer (1 March 2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: sport : a springboard for minorities. Vallentine Mitchell. ISBN 978-0-85303-451-3.
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