Charles de Beaumont
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 May 1902 Liverpool, England |
| Died | 7 July 1972 (aged 70) Knightsbridge, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
Medal record | |
Charles de Beaumont (5 May 1902 – 7 July 1972) was a British fencer.
Fencing career
[edit]De Beaumont 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 team at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3] He also 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] He was an antiques dealer by trade.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Charles de Beaumont Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- 1 2 "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ↑ "One Woman in Games Fencing Side". Evening News (London). 7 November 1949. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Categories:
- 1902 births
- 1972 deaths
- British male fencers
- Olympic fencers for Great Britain
- Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Liverpool
- Fencers at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in fencing
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in fencing
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
