William Scott O'Connor

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William Scott O'Connor
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O'Connor, Charles Tatham, CC Nadal and Albertson Van Zo Post (seated), 1891
O'Connor, Charles Tatham , CC Nadal and Albertson Van Zo Post (seated), 1891

fencing

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Olympic Summer Games
silver St. Louis 1904 Single stick

William Scott O'Connor (born May 23, 1864 in Pittsburgh , † January 16, 1939 in New York City ) was an American fencer .

Life

At the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis , he only took part in the stick fencing competition, which was only held at these games . In this he was second behind Albertson Van Zo Post and in front of William Grebe . Together with Graeme Hammond, O'Connor founded the Amateur Fencers League of America in 1891 .

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