Michael Amberg
Personal information
Born(1926-04-25)25 April 1926
London, England
Died24 July 2001(2001-07-24) (aged 75)[1]
Milton Keynes, England
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Fencing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vancouversabre individual
Silver medal – second place 1954 Vancouversabre team
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Cardiffsabre individual
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiffsabre team
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perthsabre team

Michael John Amberg (25 April 1926 – 24 July 2001) was a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]

He also represented England at three Commonwealth Games and won six medals; three gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze medal in the sabre events from 1954 to 1962.[3][4] He was a three times British fencing champion, winning the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships in 1957, 1958 and 1959.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Michael Amberg at Olympedia
  2. ↑ "Michael Amberg Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.


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