Jim Philbin

James Philbin (born 22 July 1950) is a British fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Jim Philbin
Personal information
Born (1950-07-22) 22 July 1950
Manchester, England
Sport
SportFencing

Fencing career

Philbin was a five times British fencing champion, winning the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1983.[3] In 1984, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He participated in the men's team sabre event.[4] He was a member of the British team from 1973 until 1984, winning his first major Home International event in 1977.[5]

Personal life

In 1985 he married fellow fencing Champion Hilary Cawthorne.[4]

References
  1. "Jim Philbin Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  2. "Jim Philbin Head Coach". Romsey Fencing Club. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  3. "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  4. "Biography". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. "Another record for freestyling Cheryl". Birmingham Daily Post. 18 April 1977. Retrieved 29 October 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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