Karl Heinrich Remigius Biscoe (28 June 1875 – 22 December 1948) better known as Charles Henry Biscoe was a German born British fencer, he competed mainly in the

épée The (, ; ), also rendered as epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains a ...

Biography

He competed at two Olympic Games. In 1924, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

in Paris. He competed in both the individual épée event and the team épée event. Also in 1924, he won the

title at the

British Fencing Championships The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield or the Lee Valley Athletics Centre. These championships (known as the Nationa ...

. Four years later in 1928 he competed at his second Olympic Games when he took part in the individual épée event and the team épée event again.

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* 1875 births 1948 deaths British male fencers British expatriates in Germany Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Fencers from Frankfurt {{UK-fencing-bio-stub