Gaston Salmon
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| Men's Fencing | ||
Representing  Belgium
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1912 Stockholm | Team epée |
Gaston Joseph Clement Marie Salmon (5 March 1878 – 30 April 1918)[1] was a Belgian épée, foil, and sabre fencer.[2] He was Jewish.[3]
Early and personal life
Salmon was born in Marcinelle, in the city of Charleroi, in Belgium, and was Jewish.[4][5][6] His parents were Emile Telesphore Joseph and his wife Antoinette Cecile Josephe Marie (nee Crispin).[1] He married Ferdinande Betsy Ermens, and lived in Etterbeek.[7][1] In World War I he enlisted in the Belgian Army on 14 May 1917.[1] He was killed in an air raid by a German plane at Veurne, Belgium, in April 1918 aged 40, and is buried in the Belgian Military Cemetery in Westvleteren.[7][1]
Olympic fencing career
Salmon represented Belgium at the 1912
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Gaston Joseph Clement Marie SALMON". www.wardeadregister.be. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Gaston Salmon". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-903900-87-1.
- ^ "La médaille d’or d’un Carolo en vente à Hollywood!" – Édition digitale de Mons[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 978-1-60280-013-7.
- ISBN 9780805237115.
- ^ a b "Un double héros – Je rêve à toi dans l'absolu de ton absence"
- ^ "Gaston Salmon Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
Further reading
- Joseph Siegman (2000). Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Hall of Fame. Brassey's. ISBN 978-1-57488-284-1.
External links
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