Robert Montgomerie (fencer)
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| Born | 15 February 1880 South Kensington, London, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 April 1939 (aged 59) Westminster, London, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||
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Robert Cecil Lindsay Montgomerie (15 February 1880 – 28 April 1939) was a British fencer.[1] He won two silver medals in the team épée competitions at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. Montgomerie also competed in the Olympic Games of 1920, 1924 and 1928.[2][3] He was a nine-time British fencing champion, winning four foil titles and five épée titles at the British Fencing Championships from 1905 to 1914.[4] He was the first British fencer to win an overseas open épée competition, taking first place at Le Touquet in 1913. From 1907 to 1927, he served as the honorary secretary of the Amateur Fencing Association.[5]
Montgomerie attended Worcester College, Oxford.[6] As an amateur fencer, he followed in his father's footsteps to become a barrister.[5]
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