Ernest Gevers
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| silver | Antwerp 1920 | Epee team |
| silver | Paris 1924 | Epee team |
Ernest Jules Henri Jean Marie Gevers (born August 28, 1891 in Antwerp , † 1965 ) was a Belgian sword fencer .
successes
Ernest Gevers took part in two Olympic Games : in 1920 he reached the final round with the team in Antwerp , in which they only had to admit defeat to Italy . Together with Paul Anspach , Victor Boin , Joseph De Craecker , Maurice de Wée , Félix Goblet d'Alviella , Philippe Le Hardy de Beaulieu , Fernand de Montigny and Léon Tom , he won the silver medal. In the individual competition, finishing fourth, he just missed another medal win. At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924 , he repeated his success in the team competition, this time when he again finished second behind France with the Belgian team . In addition to Paul Anspach, Joseph De Craecker, Charles Delporte , Fernand de Montigny and Léon Tom, Gevers won another silver medal. He finished the individual in twelfth place.
Web links
- Ernest Gevers in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Gevers, Ernest |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gevers, Ernest Jules Henri Jean Marie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian epee fencer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1965 |