Arthur Pilbrow

Arthur Gordon Pilbrow (18 May 1902 – 16 July 1987) was a British fencer.

Arthur Pilbrow
Personal information
Born(1902-05-18)18 May 1902
England
Died16 July 1987(1987-07-16) (aged 85)
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1950 AucklandFoil team
Gold medal – first place 1950 AucklandSabre team
Gold medal – first place 1950 AucklandSabre individual

Fencing career

He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England and won three gold medals in fencing at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3] He was a four times British fencing champion, winning the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships in 1932, 1935, 1938 and 1950.[4]

References

  1. "Arthur Pilbrow Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.


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