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Fencing Olympic History:     more detail

An Olympian's oral history: Harold A. Corbin, 1932 Olympic Games, fencing by Harold A Corbin, 1988 An Olympian's oral history: Joanna de Tuscan Harding, 1936 Olympic Games, fencing by Joanna de Tuscan Harding, 1988 An Olympian's oral history: Duris W. de Jong, 1928 & 1932 Olympic Games, fencing by Duris W de Jong, 1988 The cruise of the Branwen: Being a short history of the modern revival of the Olympic Games, together with and account of the adventures of the Olympic fencing team in Athens in MCMVI by Theodore Andrea Cook, 1908 By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions (Modern Library Paperbacks) by Richard Cohen, 2003-08-05 An Olympian's oral history: Maxine Mitchell, 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1968 Olympic Games by Maxine Mitchell, 1999

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81. Physical Chess : Welcome
    This New Jersey supplier offers olympic fencing equipment via online catalog.  
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    Extractions: Fencing Equipment Quality, Service, and Selection for Less! All Categories No Category Weapons Masks Gloves Bags Jackets Pants (Knickers) Underarms (Plastrons) Chest Protectors Electric Sabre Parts Parts Grips Maestro Clothing Books,Videos, CDs Tools Miscellaneous Foil Beginner Sets Epee Beginner Sets Sabre Beginner Sets Accessories Navigation Welcome Home About Advanced Search Specials FAQ ... Contact Us Welcome to Physical Chess! You have come to the first real fencing equipment website. We now offer our online customers more choices, more pictures and more information than any other on-line fencing equipment supplier! We bring you “as close as possible” to our products: thorough descriptions and high quality pictures; real time pricing schedules that reflect current specials and discounts; and our own FAQ section, where you will find answers to popular questions about products, services, and exchanges. When making an online order, you can now choose sizes, blade types and add many more components to your order all at your own pace and without having to worry about time difference between our East Coast facilities and you. Foil Beginner Sets Epee Beginner Sets Sabre Beginner Sets Weapons Masks Gloves Jackets Pants Bags Maestro Clothing Grips Electric Sabre Parts Parts and Points Books,Videos , CDs

82. Fencing Lessons At The Fencers Club
    Congratulations to all Members of the Fencers Club and The Peter Westbrook True to our history, we boast the most talented and experienced group of  
    http://www.fencersclub.com/

83. The Fencing Post - Sport Fencing Equipment Featuring Uhlmann, Adidas, Allstar, F
    View products and place orders online for olympic fencing equipment with this California supplier.  
    http://www.thefencingpost.com/

84. CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - History 1960 Rome
    A history of the 1960 Rome Olympics. Aladar Gerevich won gold with theHungarian sabre fencing team for the sixth straight time.  
    http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/1960.html

85. Favero Electronic Design
    Electronic goods for olympic fencing (e.g. scoring machines), from this Italian manufacturer.  
    http://www.favero.com/en/index_en.htm

86. CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - History 1948 London
    A history of the 1948 London Olympics. of two 1948 Olympians to successfullydefend their 1936 gold medals when she won the women s foil fencing event.  
    http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/1948.html

87. Adidas Press Room - Olympic History
    adidas outfitted 18 National olympic Committees, including US, Germany, GreatBritain, Nadia Comaneci registers the first 10 in gymnastics history.  
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    Extractions: Change Website Global Search Here you are: Home Sport Performance Imagebank Olympic History ... Advanced search Olympic History adidas outfitted 18 National Olympic Committees, including US, Germany, Great Britain, France, Ethiopia, Cuba and the host country, Greece. More than 5,000 athletes competed in the three stripes and adidas provided products for 26 out of the 28 sports. Yelena Isinbayeva (pole vault) takes gold and breaks her own world record. Download HighRes Image Download HighRes Image adidas chooses 1996, the centenary of the modern Olympic Games, to celebrate past successes and triumphs still to come - symbolized by the concept "We knew then - we know now." This concept reaps rich rewards with gold medals by Donovan Bailey (Canada) in the 100 meters, Lars Riedel (Germany) in the discus, Noureddine Morceli (Algeria) in the 1500 meters, Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) in the 10,000 meters and Felix Savon (Cuba) in boxing. adidas equips 33 nations in Atlanta; 6,000 participants wear adidas, and adidas supplies products for 21 of the 26 sports.

88. Power And Glory Of The Games Print Article Email Story Paris - The
    Paris The olympic Games, an international festival of sport which nine sportson the olympic programme were athletics, cycling, fencing, gymnastics,  
    http://www.news24.com/News24/Olympics2004/OutsideTrack/0,7304,2-1652-1655_156028
    
    Extractions: Power and glory of the Games Print article email story Paris - The Olympic Games, an international festival of sport which originated in ancient Greece, were revived in the 19th century by a French aristocrat worried by young Frenchmen not getting enough physical education at school. The ancient Olympics were mainly about the ruling classes preparing for war and barred women. Successive presidents of the International Olympic Committee, which Baron Pierre de Coubertin set up in 1894, were just as eager to keep the working classes and women in their place. He took as his model the British and American upper class educational system of enlightened paternalism. The Greeks had twice tried to revive the Games, in 1859 and 1870, so the first Olympic Games, since the Roman emperor Theodosius had banned them in AD 393, were held in Athens. 1896 Athens The nine sports on the Olympic programme were athletics, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, lawn tennis, shooting, swimming, weightlifting and wrestling. A Greek architect Georgios Averoff picked up most of the bill and many of the competitors were simply tourists visiting Athens at the time.

89. Modern Olympic History
    The modern olympic Games belong to our era. The way they are organized, A boxer, fencer, and rower as a young man, Coubertin determined to devote his  
    http://www.wam.umd.edu/~esimons1/modern.html
    
    Extractions: The modern Olympic Games belong to our era. The way they are organized, their ceremonies and symbolism reflect modern reality, not ancient tradition. The Games are not only about the athletes. The Games are not just a question of records and numbers. Hidden behind the statistics, the medals, the records are important ideas, experiences, questions about participation and exclusion, rivalry and competition, victory and defeat, commitment and exertion, the athletic ideal and commercialization. The Games concern everyone participating in them, in whatever way. They have to do with individuals and social groups, cities and countries. They speak of symbols, heroes and myths. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the man who inspired the revival of the Olympic Games Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a Frenchman, is justly given credit for establishing the modern Olympics, but it was England that revived the idea, and it was in England that Coubertin was introduced to it. As early as 1612, Robert Dover established an English version of the Olympic Games in the Cotswold Hills in Gloucestershire. Events included card games, chess, and dancing, as well as running, jumping, the hammer throw, pitching the bar, wrestling, and horse racing.

90. Brunswick Fencing Club
    Brunswick Dragons fencing Club. history of fencing The first modern Olympicgames featured foil and sabre fencing for men only.  
    http://member.melbpc.org.au/~nausten/history.htm
    
    Extractions: Brunswick Dragons Fencing Club History of Fencing Training Times Training is available for a range of fencing skill levels. Training Times are; Thursday Mailing List Click here and E-mail your details to find out more details about our club. Home StartFencing? History Club Events Trophy Room Links Sword fighting as sport has existed since ancient Egypt, and has been practiced in many forms in various cultures since then. Although jousting and tournament combat was a popular sport in the European middle ages, modern FIE fencing owes more to unarmoured dueling forms that evolved from 16th century rapier combat. Rapiers evolved from cut-and-thrust military swords, but were most popular amongst civilians who used it for self-defence and dueling. Rapiers were edged, but the primary means of attack was the thrust. Rapier fencing spread from Spain and Italy to northwest Europe, in spite of the objections of masters such as George Silver who preferred traditional cutting weapons such the English broad sword. The Spanish school, under masters such as Narvaez and Thibault, became a complicated and mystical affair whose geometrical theories required much practice to master. Italian masters like Agrippa and Capo Ferro developed a more pragmatic school in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, introducing innovations such as linear fencing and the lunge.

91. Sydney Olympic Park Olympic History
    Sydney 2000 olympic Games history. Sydney was the proud host of the 2000 olympicand Paralympic Games. These Games provided the world with some of the  
    http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/home_of_sport/sport_history/olympic_history
    
    Extractions: @import url(http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/style_sheets/sport/design_css_14488); @import url(http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/style_sheets/sport/design_css_14009); Home Contact Us Subscribe Search Sport Site Search - The Sydney Olympic Park Archery Centre offers varied 'On Target' archery programs to suit recreational or competitive archers and is home to the Archery Society of NSW. Aim for something different at the Archery Centre. Sydney was the proud host of the 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. These Games provided the world with some of the greatest sporting and entertainment events ever witnessed in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Both Games were a great success and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games were declared as "the best Games ever" by IOC President Samaranch. The 2000 Games were known for the numerous Australian, Olympic, Paralympic and world records that were broken. Participation

92. ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games
    A grand celebration, the ATHENS 2004 olympic Games, which for 17 days returned to history The emblem of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games Visit the  
    http://www.athens2004.com/
    
    Extractions: These Games broke many records. Athens hosted 11,099 athletes, the largest number ever and also the most women athletes ever. Representatives of 202 countries took part, more than any other sport event. The Olympic flame traveled for the first time to all continents. Shot Put was held in Olympia and women competed there for the first time.

93. A Look Back At Olympic Fencing--Ildiko Uslaky-Rejto
    Another one of very few deaf olympic athletes was a fencer named Ildiko bronze and is considered one of the greatest female fencers in olympic history.  
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    Extractions: by Stan Griffin Another one of very few deaf Olympic athletes was a fencer named Ildiko Uslaky-Rejto, a Hungarian born deaf in Budapest (1937). She began fencing at age 15. Her coaches communicated with her by writing instructions on paper to give her when she was between training sessions. She eventually became one of the best female fencers in the world, hitting her peak in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 1956-1957 she was the junior world foil champion. In 1958, she was Hungarian foil champion. In 1963 she was World foil champion. Ildiko took part in every Olympiad from 1960-1972: five of them. She won a total of seven medals: two gold, three silver, and two bronze and is considered one of the greatest female fencers in Olympic history. At her first, the 1960 Rome Games, she won a silver medal as a member of Hungary’s foil team.. At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, she won gold medals in both the individual and team foil events. At the 1968 Mexico City Games, she won an individual bronze and a team foil silver. At Munich in 1972 she won a silver medal in the team foil, and at Montreal in 1976 a bronze medal in the team foil. She was still competing as late as 1999 when she won the women’s foil title at the World Veterans Championships (fencers over 60).

94. 15th Asian Games - Doha - 2006
    fencing. history. As a sport, fencing began in either the 14th or 15th fencing was first contested during the 1896 Olympics and is one of the few sports  
    http://www.doha-2006.com/en/asian_games_2006/sports/fencing_history.htm

95. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
    fencing was first contested during the 1896 Olympics and is one of the few sportsto have been Women s fencing first appeared in the Olympics in 1924.  
    http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=FE&sportCode=

96. Cornell University Men's Fencing Club
    history. Historic fencing Picture Francois Darrieulat, the United StatesOlympic coach in 1920 and 1924, led the men fencers to the Intercollegiate  
    http://www.cornellfencing.com/hist.php
    
    Extractions: (From Cornell Athletic Department) In 1894, a group of Cornell students loved the sport of fencing so much, they formed the Cornell fencing club. Little did these students know, but their informal club would develop into one of the finest collegiate fencing programs in the country. In 1927 Cornell won the coveted Intercollegiates foil championship, defeating Army, Yale, Columbia, Navy, and Pennsylvania. From left. Seated: S. S. Robbins '28, Capt. Fernando Chardon '28, Coach Francis Darrieulat, Earl Good '28. Standing: P. P. Pirone '28, M. L. Smith '29, J. M. Pulvino '27, Mgr. A. H. Church '28. The fact is, fencing at Cornell has enjoyed a tradition of excellence since the early 1900s. The Big Red had consistently been represented by a nationally competitive varsity men's team, until the squad was eliminated in 1993 due to budget constraints

97. Why Losers Are The Real Winners - Olympic Info : Olympic History -
    olympic fans, ask yourself this why did you enjoy watching Tatiana Grigorievavault with Her own history. She jumped 4.55 metres and stunned herself.  
    http://smh.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/06/18/1089484305112.html
    
    Extractions: September 30, 2000 Olympic fans, ask yourself this: why did you enjoy watching Tatiana Grigorieva vault with the pole? No, besides that. Could it be the same reason you enjoyed watching Jai Taurima in the long jump? Michelle Ferris in the cycling? The little-known Justin Norris in the swimming pool? Perhaps it could. The real reason (okay, the other reason) you loved watching Grigorieva in the pole vault is that she jumped a personal best. Put aside her obvious beauty (and the way she silenced 110,000 sports fans by placing a manicured finger to bee-stung lips). Put aside the silver medal (and the email called The Silver Medallist that is doing the rounds). What, really, is the sporting point? It is that Grigorieva did better than she had ever done before. Sure, American Stacy Dragila went higher and broke a world record. Bully for her. Grigorieva was also making history. Her own history. She jumped 4.55 metres and stunned herself.

98. History & Weapons.html
    A Little history; The history of fencing is as old as mankind. fencing is anOlympic Sport and has been in every modern Olympiad since its creation.  
    http://www.mnsword.com/history_&_weapons.htm
    
    Extractions: A Brief History of Fencing A Little History The history of fencing is as old as mankind. When a clever opponent blocked the swing of a club, fencing was born. The evolution of fencing from the club to electric foil took many centuries. The most important changes took place at the end of the Renaissance when armor became useless for combat and a new method of battle developed that did not need brute strength, steel shorts or can openers. The legendary rapier was born. The art of rapier dueling was, as are many new things, met with criticism. The English fencing masters of the time were particularly offended. They felt that using the rapier was unmanly and referred to it as "frog-pricking" while mourning the "death of the cut". However results are hard to argue with, and as those proficient in the use of the rapier racked up an impressive number of quite permanent victories, gentlemen flocked to the fencing schools to learn the deadly secrets of the point. The rapier became a beautiful weapon, lovingly handcrafted, sharp of point and comparatively lightweight (only three to five pounds), but the length, normally just a little shorter then the person holding it, made movements slow and clumsy. The great expense of making high quality and frequently quite fancy rapiers led to the next important development in fencing. When a rapier broke the owner had a choice - buy a new and very expensive rapier or have the broken blade repointed. Repointing made the blade shorter, but saved much money. Duelists made an interesting observation; those who used shorter repointed rapiers tended to win. The short weapon was easier to handle, better balanced and allowed strategy to enter the game. With the shorter rapier, called a short sword, it was possible to step past the opponent's far reaching point, so that only ineffective cuts could be delivered. The fencer's shorter blade could then be used to puncture the unfortunate and soon to be deceased opponent. "Long live the thrust."

99. A History Of Fencing
    The history of fencing parallels the evolution of civilization, Women’s foiljoined the Olympics in 1924, but it was not until 1996 that Women’s Épeé  
    http://library.thinkquest.org/15340/historyessay.html
    
    Extractions: The fifteenth century brought the beginnings of modern fencing. Spain had the first true fencers, and the first two fencing manuals were published there in 1471 and 1474, but swordplay guilds such as the Marxbruder from Germany began springing up all across Europe. About 1500 the Italians began extensive use of the Rapier. The right hand held te weapon while the left hand held a dagger (often called a Main Gauche) or buckler (a small shield), used for parrying blows. Italian fencing masters, such as Agrippa, who invented the four fencing positions (prime, seconde, tierce, and quarte), and masters Grassi and Vigiani, who invented the lunge, became very prolific in this time. The 16th century also brought a large increase in the popularity of dueling. More noblemen at during this period were killed in dueling than in war.

100. Sports
     Within the 28 sports included in the olympic Games, there are 37 included forthe first time in olympic fencing in the olympic Games in Athens.  
     http://www.athens2004.gr/en/Sports/nochildren/
     
     Extractions: Home Sports Javascript must be enabled to view this page, although the important information on the page is also available to browsers that do not support scripts. Within the 28 sports included in the Olympic Games, there are 37 disciplines, some of which, for instance the Track events in Athletics, are intrinsically connected to the Olympic history, while others have been added to the programme of the Olympic Games recently. One of these is the Women’s Sabre discipline, included for the first time in Olympic Fencing in the Olympic Games in Athens.

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