Léon Tom (born 25 October 1888, date of death unknown) was a Belgian épée, foil and sabre fencer and

bobsledder Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsle ...

. He won two silver medals in the team

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 ...

competition at the

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and

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 ...

. He also competed in the bobsleigh event at the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928 (; ), were an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 11 to 19 February 1928 in St. Moritz, Swit ...

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* 1888 births Year of death missing Belgian male épée fencers Belgian male bobsledders Olympic fencers for Belgium Olympic bobsledders for Belgium Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Bobsledders at the 1928 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Antwerp Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Belgian male foil fencers Belgian male sabre fencers {{Belgium-bobsleigh-bio-stub