Ellen Osiier

Ellen Osiier medal table
fencing
Denmark Denmark
Olympic games
gold	Paris 1924	foil

Ellen Ottilia Osiier (born August 13, 1890 in Hjørring , † September 6, 1962 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish fencer .

Life

Ellen Osiier took part in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris , where she was among the participants in the first-ever women's individual foil fencing competition. She remained without defeat in all 16 battles and was thus the first female foil fencer to become Olympic champion .

She was married to Ivan Osiier (1888-1965), who took part in seven Olympic Games as a fencer and won a silver medal.

Web links

Ellen Osiier in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Osiier, Ellen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Osiier, Ellen Ottilia (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish fencer
DATE OF BIRTH	August 13, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hjørring , Denmark
DATE OF DEATH	September 6, 1962
Place of death	Copenhagen , Denmark