Henri Lucien Ernest Eugène Anspach (10 July 1882 in Belgium – 29 March 1979) was a Belgian
épée
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and
foil
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fencer. He was an Olympic champion in team épée.
Olympic fencing career
Anspach, who was
Jewish
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, was born in Brussels, Belgium. He competed for the Belgian fencing team at the
1912 Summer Olympics
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. He won a
gold medal
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in the team épée competition, along with teammates were
Jacques Ochs,
Gaston Salmon, and brother
Paul Anspach.
Anspach also competed on the men's sabre team, which came in fifth.
In individual events, Anspach finished 16th in foil and 12th in épée.
Later life
Anspach later became a painter.
See also
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List of select Jewish fencers
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List of Jewish Olympic medalists
References
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1882 births
1979 deaths
Belgian male fencers
Belgian épée fencers
Belgian foil fencers
Jewish épée fencers
Jewish foil fencers
Jewish sabre fencers
Jewish Belgian sportspeople
Olympic fencers for Belgium
Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Belgium
Fencers from Brussels
Olympic medalists in fencing
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
20th-century Belgian sportsmen
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