Sydney Martineau (6 January 1863 – 19 December 1945) was a

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fencer who took part in the

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in Stockholm, and the

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Career

Martineau won an Olympic silver medal in

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at the

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in Stockholm. He was part of the

team which came in second place, behind

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, in the team epee competition.

References

1863 births 1945 deaths British male fencers Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in fencing People from Clapham Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{UK-fencing-bio-stub