Thomas Sands (August 2, 1907 – November 5, 1984) was an American
fencer. He competed 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 ...
event at the
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...
.
A career officer in the
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...
, he attained the rank of
major general.
See also
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List of USFA Hall of Fame members
This is a list of the members of the United States Fencing Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame itself is on display at the Museum of American Fencing, in Shreveport, Louisiana.
1963–1978
''Note:'' The USFA Hall of Fame Committee was disbanded in 197 ...
References
External links
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1907 births
1984 deaths
American male épée fencers
Olympic fencers for the United States
Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Dayton, Ohio
United States Army generals
20th-century American sportsmen
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