Henri Lucien Ernest Eugène Anspach (10 July 1882 in Belgium – 29 March 1979) was a Belgian épée and foil fencer. He was an Olympic champion in team épée.[1]

Henri Anspach
Medal record
Men's Fencing
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Team epée

Olympic fencing career

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Anspach, who was Jewish,[2] was born in Brussels, Belgium.[3] He 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.[4]

Anspach also competed on the men's sabre team, which came in fifth.[5]

In individual events, Anspach finished 16th in foil and 12th in épée.[4]

Later life

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Anspach later became a painter.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Henri Anspach". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Henri Anspach Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
  4. ^ a b "Anspach, Henri". Jews in Sports. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Henri Anspach Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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