Henri Anspach
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Fencing | ||
Representing  Belgium
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1912 Stockholm | Team epée |
Henri Anspach (10 July 1882 in Belgium – 29 March 1979) was a Belgian épée and foil fencer.
Olympic fencing career
Anspach, who was Jewish,[1] competed for the Belgian fencing team at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal in the team épée competition, along with teammates were Jacques Ochs, Gaston Salmon, and brother Paul Anspach.[2]
Anspach also competed on the men's sabre team, which came in fifth.[3]
In individual events, Anspach finished 16th in foil and 12th in épée.[2]
Later life
Anspach later became a painter.[4]
See also
References
- ^ 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. ISBN 9781903900871.
- ^ a b "Anspach, Henri". Jews In Sports. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Henri Anspach Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ Archived 9 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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