Ellen Osiier
Encyclopedia
Ellen Osiier was a Danish
foil
fencer
.
At the 1924 Paris
Olympic Games
, women’s fencing made its debut as Osiier won the gold medal
at the age of 33 without losing a single bout.
Her husband, Ivan Osiier, fenced in 7 Olympics, won a silver medal in individual epee for Denmark at the 1912 Olympics, and won 25 Danish national championships in 3 weapons.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
foil
Foil (fencing)
A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...
fencer
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
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At the 1924 Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, women’s fencing made its debut as Osiier won the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
at the age of 33 without losing a single bout.
Her husband, Ivan Osiier, fenced in 7 Olympics, won a silver medal in individual epee for Denmark at the 1912 Olympics, and won 25 Danish national championships in 3 weapons.
