Patrick Duffy (fencer) explained

Patrick Duffy
Birth Name:Patrick Joseph Duffy
Nationality:Irish
Birth Date:1921 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin
Sport:Fencing

Patrick Duffy (5 April 1921  - 18 October 1987) was an Irish fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] He was a fencing master (Maître d'armes).[2] [3]

Career

Duffy began fencing competitively in 1946.[4] Two years later, he made his first Olympic début representing Ireland with the Irish fencing team at the 1948 Summer Olympics,[5] officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad. The Summer Olympic Games were held at the Palace of Engineering, Wembley, in London, England in July 1948.[6] [7] The 1948 Summer Olympics were the first games to be held since the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, due to World War II.[8]

Duffy was among the first five fencers to compete for Ireland in the Olympics, all of whom competed in the 1948 event.[9] He represented his country, on behalf of the Irish Fencing Federation (IFF), alongside three other men, Harry Thuillier, Owen Tuohy, and Tom Smith, and Dorothy Dermody.[10] At the age of 27, Duffy competed with the Irish Men's Foil team, making him the youngest participant to compete for the Irish fencing team that summer. He was the only Irish participant to compete solely in team events, while the three other men also competed in the individual foil events. The team were unsuccessful in the first round of the competition after losing against both the French and Egyptian foil teams, eliminating them from the competition, and ending their chances of an Olympic medal.

At the age of 31, Duffy made his second Olympic appearance representing Ireland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympic Games,[11] officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad. The games were held at the Westend Tennis Hall in Espoo city, Finland.[12] [13] Duffy attended the games alongside three other Irish fencers, George Carpenter, Harry Thuillier and Tom Kearney. He competed in the men’s individual foil event between 23 and 24 July 1952, and later that week he also competed in the men’s individual épée event between 27 and 28 July 1952.[14] He competed in round one of the men’s individual foil event,[15] and round one of the men’s épée event.[16] However, he was unsuccessful in both events, and failed to rank in the top four finishers which would have resulted in his advancement to the quarter finals.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patrick Duffy Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043306/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/paddy-duffy-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 June 2010 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: Duffy, Patrick Joseph ('Paddy'). Shanahan. Jim. 2009. Dictionary of Irish Biography - Cambridge University Press. 5 May 2020.
  3. Web site: History. Dublin University Fencing Club. 20 November 2019.
  4. Web site: Irish Fencing News January 1997. Irish Fencing News. 20 November 2019.
  5. Web site: Ireland Fencing at the 1948 London Summer Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417065339/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IRL/summer/1948/FEN/. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 20 November 2019.
  6. Web site: Fencing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Team Round One. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417065341/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/FEN/mens-foil-team-round-one.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 20 November 2019.
  7. London 1948: the sites and after-lives of the austerity Olympics. Penrose. Sefryn. 1 June 2012. World Archaeology. 44 . 2 . 306–325. 10.1080/00438243.2012.669647. 162298639 . 20 November 2019.
  8. Web site: 1948 Irish Olympians honoured. . 9 March 2012. en. 20 November 2019.
  9. Web site: Patrick Joseph DUFFY - Olympic Fencing Ireland. 11 June 2016. International Olympic Committee. en. 20 November 2019.
  10. Web site: Olympic Participation. 20 November 2019.
  11. Web site: Ireland Fencing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417115547/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IRL/summer/1952/FEN/. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 20 November 2019.
  12. Web site: Fencing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417115917/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/FEN/mens-foil-individual.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 20 November 2019.
  13. Web site: 1952 Summer Olympics - The Results (Fencing). www.sport-olympic.gr. 20 November 2019.
  14. Web site: Paddy Duffy Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043306/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/paddy-duffy-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 20 November 2019.
  15. Web site: Fencing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual Round One. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042909/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/FEN/mens-foil-individual-round-one.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 20 November 2019.
  16. Web site: Fencing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Épée, Individual Round One. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417115848/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/FEN/mens-epee-individual-round-one.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 20 November 2019.

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