John Evans (fencer)
Welsh fencer
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John J.Evans is a Welsh former fencer who won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||
| Born | Wales | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||
Event | foil / épée | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Evans was a member of the Royal Air Force and was stationed at RAF Locking, where in 1956 he was a flying officer.[1] He won the Somerset foil championship in both 1955 and 1956.[2]
He was selected for the 1958 Welsh team[3] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the foil and épée events.[4]
He won a bronze medal in the team foil with John Preston and Malcolm Kerslake.[5]
Evans went to a second Commonwealth Games, representing the 1962 Welsh team[6] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia,[7] where he participated in the foil and sabre events.[8]
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