Herman Georges Berger
Herman Georges Berger medal table |
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Herman Georges Berger (1908, standing, second from left) |
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gold | London 1908 | Epee team |
Herman Georges Berger (born August 1, 1875 in Bassens , † January 13, 1924 in Nice ) was a French fencer .
successes
Herman Georges Berger took part in two Olympic Games . In 1900 he retired in Paris in the individual competitions with the foil and the epee each in the preliminary round. At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , he reached the semi-finals of the individual. With the French team, however, he entered the battle for gold against Belgium after victories over Denmark and Great Britain . France remained victorious in this, so that Berger was Olympic champion together with Gaston Alibert , Charles Collignon , Bernard Gravier , Alexandre Lippmann , Eugène Olivier and Jean Stern .
Web links
Commons : Herman Georges Berger - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Herman Georges Berger in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Berger, Herman Georges |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French fencer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1875 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bassens , France |
DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1924 |
Place of death | Nice , France |