Bill Hoskyns
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Henry William Furse "Bill" Hoskyns (born 9 March 1931) was a British fencer who appeared at six Olympic Games, winning two silver medals in 1960 and 1964. No British fencer has won an Olympic medal since. He was born in London
. He competed with all three weapons (doing so in the 1956 and 1964 Olympics) but he was especially effective at Épée, where he was 1958 World Champion
. He is one of only five fencers to compete at at least six Olympic Games.
He was eight times British champion, winning at least once at each weapon - a feat no one, including his great rival, Allan Jay, ever matched. During the time (1950 to 1970) that fencing was a sport at the Commonwealth Games
, Hoskyns won nine gold (four individual) and one silver medal. Individually, he won gold in both épée and sabre in 1958, gold in épée and silver in foil 1966, gold in Épée in 1970.
At the 1960 Summer Olympics
in Rome, he was part of the British silver-medal winning épée team. At the 1964 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo, Hoskyns won silver in the épée, losing to Soviet fencer Grigory Kriss
in the final. He undoubtedly may claim to be Britain's most successful fencer at all three weapons.
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. He competed with all three weapons (doing so in the 1956 and 1964 Olympics) but he was especially effective at Épée, where he was 1958 World Champion
FIE World Championships in Fencing
The World Championships in Fencing is an annual competition organized by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime or FIE, . The world championships are, after the Olympic Games, the most prominent international competition in the sport of fencing...
. He is one of only five fencers to compete at at least six Olympic Games.
He was eight times British champion, winning at least once at each weapon - a feat no one, including his great rival, Allan Jay, ever matched. During the time (1950 to 1970) that fencing was a sport at the Commonwealth Games
Fencing at the Commonwealth Games
Fencing was featured in the Commonwealth Games official programme from 1950 to 1970.- Events :-External links:*...
, Hoskyns won nine gold (four individual) and one silver medal. Individually, he won gold in both épée and sabre in 1958, gold in épée and silver in foil 1966, gold in Épée in 1970.
At the 1960 Summer Olympics
Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types , but women competed only in foil events.-Medal summary:...
in Rome, he was part of the British silver-medal winning épée team. At the 1964 Summer Olympics
Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types , but women competed only in foil events.-Medal summary:...
in Tokyo, Hoskyns won silver in the épée, losing to Soviet fencer Grigory Kriss
Grigory Kriss
Grigori Yakovlevich Kriss was a Soviet Russian world champion epee fencer.-Fencing career:He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kiev...
in the final. He undoubtedly may claim to be Britain's most successful fencer at all three weapons.