Ramón Fonst
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Ramón Fonst Segundo (July 31, 1883 – September 9, 1959) was a Cuba
n fencer
who competed in the early 20th century. He was born and died in Havana
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Fonst participated in fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
in Paris
for Cuba and won the gold medal
in the épée, defeating French fencer Louis Perrée
in the final. He also won the silver medal in the Amateurs-masters épée competition.
His victories at the 1900 Olympics made him the first olympic medal winner ever from Latin America
.
After his career as an active sportsmen Fonst became president of the national olympic committee for Cuba
.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n 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...
who competed in the early 20th century. He was born and died in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
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Fonst participated in fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested. Fencers from 19 nations competed.-Medal summary:-Weekly summary:The fencing events were spread out over a good deal of time. The competitions began on Monday, 14 May.-14-20 May:...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
for Cuba and won the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in the épée, defeating French fencer Louis Perrée
Louis Perrée
Louis Perrée was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the epee. He was defeated by Ramón Fonst in the final.-References:...
in the final. He also won the silver medal in the Amateurs-masters épée competition.
His victories at the 1900 Olympics made him the first olympic medal winner ever from Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
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After his career as an active sportsmen Fonst became president of the national olympic committee for Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
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