John Pelling
| John Pelling medal table |
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 United Kingdom
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 Olympic games
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| silver | Rome 1960 | Epee team |
 World championships
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| bronze | Paris 1957 | Epee team |
| silver | Paris 1965 | Epee team |
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Commonwealth Games
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| silver | Perth 1962 | Sword |
| gold | Perth 1962 | Epee team |
| silver | Kingston 1966 | Sword |
| gold | Kingston 1966 | Epee team |
John Albert Pelling (born May 27, 1936 in London ) is a former British sword fencer .
successes
John Pelling first won bronze in the team competition of the world championships in Paris in 1957 , before he was also runner-up with the team in Paris in 1965 . He took part in the Olympic Games twice: at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome , he and the British team reached the final unbeaten, in which Italy prevailed 9-5. Together with Michael Alexander , Bill Hoskyns , Raymond Harrison , Allan Jay and Michael Howard , Pelling received the silver medal. In the individual, he was eliminated in the second round. In 1964 he finished ninth with the team in Tokyo . At the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1962 in Perth and 1966 in Kingston , Pelling won the silver medal in the individual competition and the gold medal in the team competition. In 1961 and 1965 he was British champion.
Web links
- John Pelling in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pelling, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pelling, John Albert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sword fencer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |