Richard Charles Stone (15 September 1926 – 5 June 2006) was an Australian fencer. He competed in the individual

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 ...

event at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

and the individual and team épée events at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

. In later life he was a sportsmaster at the Church of England Grammar School in Brisbane (now the

Anglican Church Grammar School The Anglican Church Grammar School (ACGS), formerly the Church of England Grammar School and commonly referred to as Churchie, is an independent, Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican, Day school, day and boarding school for boys, located in ...

References

1926 births 2006 deaths Australian male fencers Olympic fencers for Australia Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers from London 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-fencing-bio-stub