| Charles Dearing | |
| Fullname: | Charles Gordon Dearing |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Islington, London, England |
| Death Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Sport: | Fencing |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Nationals: | Individual foil: 2nd (1946); 3rd (1947) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Charles Gordon Dearing (9 March 1908 – 2 August 1962) was a New Zealand fencer who won a silver medal at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Born in Islington, London, England, on 9 March 1908, Dearing was the son of Hannah Dearing (née Hards) and Joseph Stephen Dearing, a painter and decorator.[1] The family emigrated from Britain in 1913, intending to settle in Argentina,[2] but later moved to New Zealand. In 1933, Charles Dearing married Irene Alexandra Jeffs in Auckland,[3] and they had one son, Rodney, born in Whangārei in 1938,[4] who would go on to be the director of the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland.[5] Charles and Irene Dearing divorced in 1943,[6] and Charles married Rosa Joy Saxton.
In 1940, Dearing graduated from Auckland University College with the degree of Bachelor of Commerce.[7] [8]
In 1946, Dearing was runner-up in the men's individual foil competition at the New Zealand national fencing championships held in Auckland.[9] The following year, he finished third in the same event at the national championships in Christchurch.[10]
Dearing represented New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, alongside Austen Gittos, Murray Gittos and Nathaniel Millar in the men's team foil competition, winning the silver medal.[11] Dearing also competed in the individual men's foil event, but did not progress after winning only one bout in the elimination pool.
Dearing died on 2 August 1962, and his body was cremated at Purewa Crematorium, Auckland.[12]