Siegfried Flesch
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Siegfried "Fritz" Flesch (March 11, 1872 – August 11, 1939) was an Austrian sabre
fencer
who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Flesch was Jewish.
in Paris, and won the bronze medal
in sabre
. He was defeated by French fencer Leon Thiebaut
in the semi-final.
He returned to Olympic competition at the 1908 Summer Olympics
, and again participated in the individual sabre event. After winning his first round pool, Flesch was eliminated from the competition
in the quarterfinals after winning only 1 of 4 bouts. He finished in 24th place.
Sabre
The sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger...
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...
who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Flesch was Jewish.
Olympic fencing career
He fenced for Austria at the 1900 Summer Olympics1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...
in Paris, and won the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
in sabre
Sabre
The sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger...
. He was defeated by French fencer Leon Thiebaut
Léon Thiébaut
Léon Thiébaut was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century.He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the sabre. He was defeated by Georges de la Falaise in the final.-References:...
in the semi-final.
He returned to Olympic competition at the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
, and again participated in the individual sabre event. After winning his first round pool, Flesch was eliminated from the competition
Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The top two places were won by Hungarian fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team sabre event.-First round:...
in the quarterfinals after winning only 1 of 4 bouts. He finished in 24th place.