Hein defeats Simoncelli to Win Gold

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Title

Hein defeats Simoncelli to Win Gold

Subject

Photograph

Description

Harald Hein (Germany) jumps in the air letting his foil go after scoring the winning point for his team, earning them a Gold medal. Hein defeated Stefano Simoncelli (Italy) who is seen pleading with the judge that the winning point was wrongly scored. Italians won Silver in the mens team foil fencing event, France the Bronze.

Caption on obverse:
"7/26/76-Montreal: German fans (rear) go wild as West Germany's Harald Hein jumps in the air letting his foil go (foregd) after scoring the winning point for his team, earning them a Gold medal. Hein defeated Stefano Simoncelli (bkgd) who is pleading with the judge at left that the winning point was wrongly scored. Italians won Silver for the mens foil fencing competition, France the Bronze."

Publisher

Fencing Arms & Artifacts

Date

26 July 1976

Contributor

United Press International (Publisher)

Rights

© Fencing Arms & Artifacts

Format

25.7 x 20.4 cm

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

2020.11.135

Coverage

Canada ; Montreal

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Owner / Custodian

Loaned for digitization by George Masin

Digitization Record

Digitized by Benjamin Bowles ; Cataloged by Benjamin Bowles

Collection

Citation

“Hein defeats Simoncelli to Win Gold,” Fencing Arms & Artifacts, accessed May 3, 2024, https://fencingexhibit.com/items/show/359.

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