Great Britain at The 1912 Summer Olympics - Fencing

Fencing

Twenty-two fencers represented Great Britain. It was the third appearance of the nation in fencing. The British épée team, defending silver medalists, again took second place with four of the six 1908 team members returning. One member of that team, Seligman, had the best individual placements with a pair of sixth-place finishes. Two other Britons advanced to the finals, each taking eighth place.

Fencer Event Round 1 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Record Rank Record Rank Record Rank Record Rank
Gordon Alexander Foil 1 loss 1 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Épée 6 losses 7 Did not advance
Gerald Ames Épée 2 losses 2 Q 2 losses 2 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Edgar Amphlett Foil 2 losses 2 Q 2 losses 3 Q Did not finish Did not advance
Épée Bye 2 losses 2 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
John Blake Épée 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Edward Brookfield Sabre 1 win 3 Q 3 losses 5 Did not advance
Harry Butterworth Sabre 1 win 3 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Ernest Stenson-Cooke Foil 4 losses 4 Did not advance
Épée 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Archibald Corble Sabre 0 wins 4 Did not advance
Percival Dawson Foil 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Épée 4 losses 6 Did not advance
Arthur Everitt Épée 1 loss 2 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Arthur Fagan Foil 2 losses 2 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Douglas Godfree Sabre 1 win 4 Did not advance
Martin Holt Épée 3 losses 2 Q 2 losses 3 Q 2 losses 1 Q 0–7 8
Alfred Keene Sabre Bye 2 losses 4 Did not advance
William Marsh Sabre 1 win 3 Q 2 losses 3 Q 1 win 5 Did not advance
Alfred Ridley-Martin Sabre 2 wins 2 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Sydney Martineau Foil 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Épée 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Robert Montgomerie Foil 1 loss 2 Q 2 losses 2 Q 2 losses 2 Q 0–7 8
Épée 1 loss 1 Q 2 losses 2 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Edgar Seligman Foil 1 loss 1 Q 1 loss 2 Q 1 loss 1 Q 3–4 6
Épée 1 loss 1 Q 2 losses 3 Q 0 losses 1 Q 2–5 6
Alfred Syson Sabre 1 win 3 Q 0 losses 1 Q 0 wins 3 Did not advance
Charles Vanderbyl Épée Bye 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Sabre 3 wins 1 Q 2 losses 2 Q 2 wins 4 Did not advance
Edward Brookfield
Harry Butterworth
Archibald Corble
Richard Crawshay
Alfred Ridley-Martin
William Marsh
Team sabre N/A 1–0 1 Q 0–3 4 Did not advance
Edgar Amphlett
John Blake
Percival Dawson
Arthur Everitt
Martin Holt
Sydney Martineau
Robert Montgomerie
Edgar Seligman
Team épée N/A 1–0 1 Q 2–1 2 Q 1–2 2 !

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