John Michael Breckin (born 16 May 1946) better known as Mike Breckin is a retired British international fencer.

Mike Breckin
Personal information
Born (1946-05-16) 16 May 1946 (age 78)
Beckenham, London, England
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Fencing
Representing  England
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh foil individual
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh foil team

Fencing career

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He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1969, he won the foil title at the British Fencing Championships.[2] The following year in 1970, he represented England and won double gold in the foil team and individual events, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Mike Breckin Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  2. ^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.