John Albert Pelling (born 27 May 1936) is a British fencer.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 May 1936 London, England |
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| Sport | Fencing |
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Fencing career edit
He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
He represented England and won a gold medal and silver medal in the épée events at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[3] Four years later he repeated the success at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[4]
He was a twice British fencing champion, winning the épée title at the British Fencing Championships in 1961 and 1965.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: John Pelling". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ "John Pelling Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.