Raymond Harrison
| Raymond Harrison Medal Tally |
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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 |
Raymond Alan "Ray" Harrison (born August 4, 1929 in London , † 2000 ) was a British sword fencer .
successes
Raymond Harrison won bronze in the team competition of the World Championships in Paris in 1957 . He took part in the Olympic Games twice: in 1952 in Helsinki he was eliminated in the team competition in the second round. At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome , however, he moved unbeaten with the British team to the final, in which Italy prevailed 9-5. Together with Michael Alexander , Bill Hoskyns , Michael Howard , Allan Jay and John Pelling he received the silver medal. In 1955 he was British champion in epee singles.
Web links
- Raymond Harrison in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ British Champions. (pdf) Accessed March 4, 2019 (English).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Harrison, Raymond |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harrison, Raymond Alan (full name); Harrison, Ray (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sword fencer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2000 |