John Pelling (fencer)

John Albert Pelling (born 27 May 1936) is a British fencer.

John Pelling
Personal information
Born (1936-05-27) 27 May 1936
London, England
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome épée team
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth épée team
Silver medal – second place 1962 Perth épée individual
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kingston épée team
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kingston épée individual

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]

References
  1. "Olympics Statistics: John Pelling". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  2. "John Pelling Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  3. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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