Henri Delaborde was a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 fencer

Fencing

Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...

. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics

1896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...

 in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

 and the 1900 Summer Olympics

1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

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In 1896, Delaborde competed in the amateur foil event. He placed third of four in his preliminary group after winning one bout, against Ioannis Poulos

Ioannis Poulos

Ioannis Poulos was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Poulos competed in the amateur foil event. He placed fourth of four in his preliminary group after losing all of his bouts, to Henri Callot, Henri Delaborde, and Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis...

, and losing the other two, to Henri Callot

Henri Callot

Henri Callot was a French fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Callot won the silver medal in the amateur foil event. He went undefeated in his preliminary round group, defeating Henri Delaborde, Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, and Ioannis Poulos...

 and Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis

Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis

Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis , also known as Mavromichalis-Pierrakos, was a Greek officer and politician.He was the son of general Antonios Mavromichalis, of the famed Maniot Pierrakos clan...

. This put him in a tie for fifth overall, with Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis

Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis

Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos was a Greek Army officer who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General.Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos was born in Istanbul in 1854, and enlisted in the Greek Army on 11 April 1877 as a volunteer, serving in the cavalry. He fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and the...

who was third in the other preliminary group.