John Pelling (fencer) explained

John Albert Pelling (27 May 1936 – 14 June 2023) was a British fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1960 Rome in the épée team event. Pelling died on 14 June 2023, at the age of 87.^{[1] [2]}

Fencing career

Pelling won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^{[3] [4]}

He represented England and won a gold medal and silver medal in the épée events at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.^[5] Four years later he repeated the success at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.^[6]

Pelling was a twice British fencing champion, winning the épée title at the British Fencing Championships in 1961 and 1965.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Pelling 1936–2023 . British Fencing . 1 December 2024.
2. Web site: John Albert Pelling . Probate Search . 2 December 2024.
3. Web site: Olympics Statistics: John Pelling . 2010-10-29 . databaseolympics.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929191603/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PELLIJOH01 . 2011-09-29 .
4. Web site: John Pelling Olympic Results . 2010-10-29 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110918113837/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/john-pelling-1.html . 2011-09-18 .
5. Web site: 1962 Athletes. Team England.
6. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation. 31 July 2019. 4 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704070301/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/43194. dead.
7. Web site: British Champions . British Fencing . 29 October 2022.