Georges Dillon-Cavanagh

Georges Dillon-Cavanagh medal table
Georges Dillon-Kavanagh (1906)
fencing
France France
Olympic games
gold	Athens 1906	foil
silver	Athens 1906	Sword
gold	Athens 1906	Epee team

Baron Georges Arthur Dillon-Kavanagh du Fertagh (born February 14, 1873 in Nîmes , † August 4, 1944 in Laugnac ) was a French fencer .

Life

Georges Dillon-Cavanagh took part in the Olympic Games in foil fencing in London in 1900 . He reached the final round, which he finished with 2-5 wins in seventh place. At the Olympic Intermediate Games in Athens in 1906 , he won three medals. In the individual competition with the foil he won the gold medal ahead of Gustav Casmir , with the sword he only had to admit defeat to Georges de la Falaise and received silver. With the Degen team he prevailed in the final against Great Britain in two skirmishes and became Olympic champion .

Web links

Georges Dillon-Cavanagh in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Dillon-Cavanagh, Georges
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dillon-Kavanagh du Fertagh, Georges Arthur (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French fencer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 14, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nîmes , France
DATE OF DEATH	4th August 1944
Place of death	Laugnac , France