Ellen Osiier (13 August 1890 – 6 September 1962) was a Danish
foil
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fencer. Osiier was born in
Hjørring
Hjørring () is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,908 (acco ...
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Nordjylland, Denmark.
The
1924 Summer Olympics
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in Paris was the first
Olympic Games
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to feature women's fencing. Osiier, then 33, won the
gold medal
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and went undefeated in the 16 matches she fenced in the event. With this victory, Osiier became the Olympics' first woman fencing champion.
Her husband,
Ivan Osiier
Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier (December 16, 1888 – December 23, 1965), was a Danish Olympic medalist, and world champion, fencer who fenced foil, épée, and saber. He was given the Olympic Diploma of Merit during his career. He is also one of only ...
, fenced in seven Olympics, won a
silver medal
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in individual
épée
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for Denmark at the
1912 Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...
, and won 25 Danish national championships in three weapons.
See also
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Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested. A women's event, the individual foil, was held for the first time.
Scoring controversy
After the games, an Italian and a Hungarian settled a scoring controversy with a real duel. ...
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List of select Jewish fencers
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List of Jewish Olympic medalists
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References
External links
Olympic resultsStatutes of Ellen and Ivan Ossier
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1890 births
Danish female foil fencers
Jewish foil fencers
Jewish Danish sportspeople
Olympic fencers for Denmark
Olympic gold medalists for Denmark
Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in fencing
Sportspeople from Hjørring
1962 deaths
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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