Mike Breckin
Personal information
Born (1946-05-16) 16 May 1946
Beckenham, London, England
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Fencing
Representing  England
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh foil individual
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh foil team

John Michael Breckin (born 16 May 1946) better known as Mike Breckin is a retired British international fencer.

Fencing career

He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1969, he won the foil title at the British Fencing Championships.[2] The following year in 1970, he represented England and won double gold in the foil team and individual events, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4][5]

References

  1. "Mike Breckin Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  2. "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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