Browse Items (402 total)
Sort by:
Two Fencers Fence
Two fencers fence, perhaps to warm up, at the 1968 Olympics.
Duel Between Prince Henri of Orléans and Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin
Cover engraving depicting the duel between Prince Henri of Orléans and Prince Vittorio Emanuele, the Count of Turin. Vittorio challenged Henri to a duel following Henri's published description of Italian prisoners in Ethiopia as cowards. The duel…
Tags: Duel, Le Petit Journal
1933 Saturday Evening Post
Cover of an April, 1933 edition of the weekly Saturday Evening Post featuring an illustration of a fencer by Alfred F. Cammarata. Aside from the cover art the magazine contained no articles on fencing.
1968 Women's Team Foil Medal Winners
Three placing teams in the women's team foil event at the 1968 olympic games. Gold, Soviet Union; Silver, Hungary; Bronze, Romania.
Chantal Depetris fencing Yelena Belova in Foil
Marie-Chantal Depetris of France fencing Yelena Dmitriyevna Novikova-Belova of the Soviet Union in foil at the 1968 Olympic Games.
Caption on reverse:
"Chantal Depretis of France scoring point against Elena Novikova of Soviet Union in foil"
Caption on reverse:
"Chantal Depretis of France scoring point against Elena Novikova of Soviet Union in foil"
Profile of Susan Green
Profile photograph of Susan Green (Great Britain) lunging towards the camera. Susan competed in three Olympic games, 1968, 1972, and 1976.
Caption on reverse:
"SUE(18) WILL BE THE YOUNGEST FENCER TO REPRESENT B
29.8.68
This is attractive SUSAN…
Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall
Interior of the Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall where the fencing and modern pentathlon (fencing portions) took place during the 1968 Olympic Games.
Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall
Interior of the Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall with competitors fencing either during or in preparation for the 1968 Olympic Games.
Marie-Chantal Demaille in Tears
Marie-Chantal Demaille (formerly Depetris) of France in tears after the judges reversed a touch she made against opponent Kerstin Ullasdotter Palm of Sweden, whom she ultimately lost the bout to as well the opportunity for the bronze medal. Demaille…
Champions of the 1972 Modern Pentathlon Olympic Trials
Top six competitors of the 1972 Modern Pentathlon Olympic Trials. Top row, from left to right: James Cherry (5th place), Loren Drum (4th place), Paul Pesthy (6th place). Bottom row, left to right: John Fitzgerald (3rd place), Charles Richards (1st…
Pentathletes Esser, Kubo, and Rössler
Walter Esser (Germany) resting while Akira Kubo (Japan; background at right) fences Hole Rössler (Germany; background at left) during the modern pentathlon fencing competition at the 1972 Olympic Games.
Caption on obverse:
"8/28/72-MUNICH: With…
Caption on obverse:
"8/28/72-MUNICH: With…
Presentation of the Gold Medal to Ragno-Lonzi
Antonella Ragno Lonzi of Italy receives the gold medal in the women's individual foil competition at the 1792 Olympic Games.
Caption on reverse:
"Munich: Une italienne remporte la medaille d'or au fleuret individuel.
---
C'est l'Italienne…
Caption on reverse:
"Munich: Une italienne remporte la medaille d'or au fleuret individuel.
---
C'est l'Italienne…
Makler and Lukomsky Fencing Epee
Brooke Makler (United States; left) fencing epee with Boris Semyonovich Lukomsky (Soviet Union; right).
Caption on obverse:
"7/28/76-Montreal: The United States' Brooke Makler, Philadelphia, Pa. uses an overhead lunge to score his "lethal" touch…
Caption on obverse:
"7/28/76-Montreal: The United States' Brooke Makler, Philadelphia, Pa. uses an overhead lunge to score his "lethal" touch…
Morales and Stavrev Fencing Sabre
Alfonso Hector Morales (United States, at right) fences Boris Stavrev (Bulgaria, at left) in a quarter-final bout of the individual sabre competition during the 1972 Olympic Games. Morales did not qualify for the semi-finals.
Caption on…
Caption on…
Erdős and Suchanecki Fencing Epee in the Finals
Sándor Erdős (Hungary, depicted right) fencing with François Suchanecki (Switzerland, depicted left) in the finals of the men's team epee competition during the 1972 Olympic Games. The Hungarian team won the gold medal, and the Swiss won the…
Woyda Wins the Gold Medal
Witold Woyda of Poland, who won all five of his final matches, is tossed in the air to celebrate his winning of the gold medal during the men's individual foil competition at the 1972 Olympic Games.
Caption on obverse:
"Munich, Aug. 31--OLYMPIC…
Caption on obverse:
"Munich, Aug. 31--OLYMPIC…
Sidyak Wins Gold
Viktor Aleksandrovich Sidyak (Soviet Union) reacts triumphantly after winning the gold medal in the men's individual sabre competition of the 1972 Olympic Games.
Caption on obverse:
"Munich, Sept. 1--HE STRUCK GOLD--Soviet fencer Victor Sidiak…
Caption on obverse:
"Munich, Sept. 1--HE STRUCK GOLD--Soviet fencer Victor Sidiak…
Rejtő-Ujlaky-Sági and Collino Fence Foil
Ildikó Rejtő-Ujlaky-Sági (Hungary, depicted left) fences foil with Maria Consolata Collino (Italy, depicted right) during the 1972 Olympic Games.
Caption on obverse:
"MUNICH, Sept. 8-EN GARDE-Hungary's Ildiko Sagine Rejtoe, left, does battle with…
Caption on obverse:
"MUNICH, Sept. 8-EN GARDE-Hungary's Ildiko Sagine Rejtoe, left, does battle with…
Talvard, Noël, Magnan, and Revenu Wearing Bronze Medals
Four members of the French foil fencing team, (from left to right)
Bernard Gérard Talvard, Christian Noël, Jean-Claude Magnan et Daniel Jean Claude Ernest Revenu wearing their bronze medals won in the men's team foil competition during the 1972…
Bernard Gérard Talvard, Christian Noël, Jean-Claude Magnan et Daniel Jean Claude Ernest Revenu wearing their bronze medals won in the men's team foil competition during the 1972…