François Rome

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François Rom
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The Belgian Olympic team in 1912
The Belgian Olympic team in 1912

fencing

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bronze London 1908 Epee team
gold Stockholm 1912 Epee team

François Rom (born April 8, 1882 in Antwerp , † February 2, 1942 ) was a Belgian sword fencer .

successes

François Rom took part in two Olympic Games . At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , he and Paul Anspach , Fernand de Montigny , Désiré Beaurain , Fernand Bosmans , Ferdinand Feyerick and Victor Willems won the bronze medal in the team competition with the sword. In the individual competition he was eliminated in the semifinals. In 1912 he reached the final round in Stockholm with the Belgian team, which he finished in first place with Henri Anspach , Paul Anspach, Robert Hennet , Jacques Ochs , Fernand de Montigny, Gaston Salmon and Victor Willems and thus became Olympic champion .

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personal data
SURNAME Rome, François
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian epee fencer
DATE OF BIRTH April 8, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Antwerp , Belgium
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 1942