Henri Anspach
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Henri Anspach was a Belgian épée and foil
fencer
.
Olympics, and won a gold medal
in the team épée competition. His teammates included his brother, individual épée champion Paul Anspach
, famous artist Jacques Ochs
, and Gaston Salmon
.
Anspach also competed on the men's sabre team, which came in fifth.
In addition, Anspach competed in individual events, and reached the semifinals in both the individual foil and individual épée, before being eliminated. He finished 16th in foil, and 12th in épée.
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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Olympic fencing Career
Anspach, who was Jewish, was a member of the Belgian fencing team at the 1912 StockholmStockholm
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Olympics, and won a 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...
in the team épée competition. His teammates included his brother, individual épée champion Paul Anspach
Paul Anspach
Paul Anspach was a Belgian épée and foil fencer.Anspach competed in four Olympiads for the Belgian fencing team .-Early life:Anspach was born in Burcht, Belgium on 1 April 1882....
, famous artist Jacques Ochs
Jacques Ochs
Jacques Ochs , was a Jewish Belgian artist and épée and foil fencer.-Early years, and art study:Ochs was Jewish, and was born in Nice, France. His family moved to Liège, Belgium, in 1893. Ochs studied art there at the Royal Academy of Art in Liège, graduating 1903. He won the Donnay Prize that year...
, and Gaston Salmon
Gaston Salmon
Gaston Salmon was a Belgian épée, foil, and sabre fencer. He was Jewish.-Olympic fencing career:Salmon represented Belgium at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, competing in three events, winning a gold medal in team épée....
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Anspach also competed on the men's sabre team, which came in fifth.
In addition, Anspach competed in individual events, and reached the semifinals in both the individual foil and individual épée, before being eliminated. He finished 16th in foil, and 12th in épée.