sport.wikisort.org - AthleteIrene Camber or Irene Camber-Corno (born 12 February 1926) is an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition.
Italian fencer
Irene Camber
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Nationality | Italian |
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Born | (1926-02-12) 12 February 1926 (age 96) Trieste, Italy |
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Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
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Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
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Country | Italy |
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Sport | Fencing |
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Event(s) | Foil |
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Club | SS Cassa di Risparmio, Milan |
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Biography
Camber was born in Trieste, Italy on 12 February 1926.[1] She began to be interested in fencing at eight years-old in Trieste. Her involvement in fencing was not planned, but random.[2] Instead of entering the hall where she used to practice gymnastics, she mistakenly entered the fencing hall.[2] She had four appearances at Olympic Games: London (1948), Helsinki (1952), Rome (1960) and Tokyo (1964).[2] After graduating with a bachelor of science degree in industrial chemistry, she made her debut at the London Games in 1948. She was defeated in the semi-finals.[2] Four years later at the Helsinki Games, she faced two-fold Olympic champion (at Berlin and London Games) 45-year-old Hungarian Ilona Elek.[1] Camber won the match by 4–3. She did not appear at the Melbourne Games, since she was pregnant. At the Rome Games in 1960, she won a bronze team medal.[1] She lastly took part in the Italian fencing team at the Tokyo Games. Camber also won medals st the world fencing championships.[1] Then she began to serve as the national team coach at the Munich Games, and Antonella Ragno, her pupil, won the gold medal. Camber also worked at Montedison chemical corporation during her fencing career.[1]
Achievements
Camber received a gold medal in the individual foil at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[3][4] At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome she received a bronze medal in foil team. She also earned two titles – one individually (1953) and one with the Italian team (1957) – and six more medals at the Fencing World Championships.[1]
See also
- Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
- Italian sportswomen multiple medalists at Olympics and World Championships
References
External links
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На других языках
- [en] Irene Camber
[it] Irene Camber
Irene Camber (Trieste, 12 febbraio 1926) è un'ex schermitrice italiana, vincitrice di una medaglia d'oro ed una di bronzo nella scherma ai giochi olimpici.
[ru] Камбер, Ирен
Ирен Камбер-Корно (итал. Irene Camber-Corno; род. 12 февраля 1926, Триест) — итальянская фехтовальщица на рапирах, чемпионка летних Олимпийских игр 1952 года в личном первенстве, двукратная чемпионка мира[1][2].
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