Jean Stern (fencer)

Jean Stern (19 February 1875 – 15 December 1962) was a French Olympic champion épée fencer.[3]

Jean Stern
Personal information
Full nameLéon Antoine Jean•Stern
NationalityFrench
Born(1875-02-19)19 February 1875
Paris, France
Died15 December 1962(1962-12-15) (aged 87)
Paris, France[1]
Spouse(s)Claude Lambert
Sport
SportFencing, épée
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team épée[2]

Personal life

Stern was Jewish. He was born in Paris, the son of French banker Louis Stern (1840-1900).[4][5][6][1][7][8] His father was the son of Antoine Jacob Stern, also well known in banking circles,[1] and a scion of the wealthy Stern family of the AJ Stern & Co. banking house.[5]

Jean Stern was also the cousin of composer Fernand Halphen, and nephew of actress Sophie Croizette. In 1904 Stern married Claude Lambert, daughter of Baron Léon Lambert and Baroness Zoe Lucie de Rothschild.[1][3]

Olympic fencing career

Stern competed with the French épée team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London at 33 years of age.[1] During the Games, the French team defeated Denmark (10-6), Great Britain (12-5), and Belgium (9-7),[1] and won the gold medal.[1] Stern also competed in the individual épée event, finishing in 12th place.[2][1]

See also

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean Stern". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010.
  2. "Jean STERN". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. "Jean Stern". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. Postal, Bernard; Silver, Jesse; Silver, Roy (1965). Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports.
  5. "Jewish Olympic Medalists (1896–Present) – Jewish Virtual Library".
  6. "Jews in the Olympics". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  7. Everyman's Judaica: An Encyclopedic Dictionary
  8. Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports - Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver
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