Derrick Cawthorne (born 24 April 1931) is a British fencer. He competed in the team

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event at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

. In 1960, 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 ...

Personal life

His daughter is

Hilary Cawthorne Hilary Cawthorne (born 31 December 1951) is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics. In 2013, she was appointed president of British Fencing. As Hilary Fredricke Cawthorne, sh ...

. He also has 4 amazing great grandchildren: Susie, Zoe, Christopher and Phoebe. They love him very much.

References

1931 births Living people British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics {{UK-fencing-bio-stub