Charles de Beaumont
Personal information
Born(1902-05-05)5 May 1902
Liverpool, England
Died7 July 1972(1972-07-07) (aged 70)
Knightsbridge, England
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Fencing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1950 AucklandÉpée individual
Gold medal – first place 1950 AucklandSabre team
Silver medal – second place 1950 AucklandÉpée individual
Gold medal – first place 1954 VancouverÉpée team

Charles de Beaumont (5 May 1902 – 7 July 1972) was a British fencer.

Fencing career

He competed at the 1936, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England and won two gold medals in the Épée individual and the Sabre team and a silver medal in the Épée individual at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the Épée team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[2][4]

He was a four times British fencing champion, winning the épée title at the British Fencing Championships in 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1953.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Charles de Beaumont Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ↑ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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