Eugène Empeyta Explained

Eugène Empeyta
Birth Date:	12 September 1892
Birth Place:	Geneva, Switzerland
Death Place:	Geneva, Switzerland
Sport:	Fencing
Club:	SEG, Genève
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Eugène Empeyta (12 September 1892  - 20 May 1951) was a Swiss fencer.^[1] He competed in foil and épée events at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics with the best result of fifth place in the team épée in 1920. From 1929 to 1932 he served as president of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, and in 1924–1925 and 1939–1943 he headed the Swiss Fencing Federation.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eugène Empeyta . Olympedia . 13 August 2021.
2. Web site: Eugène Empeyta . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091114022240/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/em/eugene-empeyta-1.html . 14 November 2009 .
3. http://www.swiss-fencing.ch/federation/challenge-eugene-empeyta/ Le Challenge Eugène Empeyta