John Pelling (fencer) explained
John Pelling |
Birth Date: | 27 May 1936 |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Sport: | Fencing |
Show-Medals: | yes |
John Albert Pelling (born 27 May 1936) is a British fencer.
Fencing career
He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] [2]
He represented England and won a gold medal and silver medal in the épée events at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[3] Four years later he repeated the success at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[4]
He was a twice British fencing champion, winning the épée title at the British Fencing Championships in 1961 and 1965.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Olympics Statistics: John Pelling . 2010-10-29 . databaseolympics.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929191603/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PELLIJOH01 . 2011-09-29 .
- Web site: John Pelling Olympic Results . 2010-10-29 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110918113837/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/john-pelling-1.html . 2011-09-18 .
- Web site: 1962 Athletes. Team England.
- Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
- Web site: British Champions . British Fencing . 29 October 2022.