Gaston Alibert Explained

Gaston Jules Louis Antoine Alibert (22 February 1878 in Paris – 26 December 1917 in Paris) was a French fencer and olympic champion in épée competition.[1]

He received a gold medal in épée individual and a gold medal in épée team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[2] Eight years before, Alibert already participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris placing seventh in the épée individual event.[3] He contracted tuberculosis while at the front in World War I and later died in 1917 aged 39.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gaston Alibert . Olympedia . 24 March 2021.
  2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=5&sp=FEN "1908 Summer Olympics  - London, United Kingdom  - Fencing"
  3. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/gaston-alibert-1.html "Gaston Alibert biography and olympic results"