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George Carpenter

Full name: George Carpenter
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0" (182 cm)
Weight: 181 lbs (82 kg)
Born: September 23, 1908 in Adrigole, Cork, Ireland
Died: August 13, 2005 in Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Country: IRL Ireland
Sport: Fencing

Biography

George Carpenter represented Ireland in fencing at the 1952 and 1960 Olympic Games. He was a native of Adrigole, County Cork, but spent much of his life in Glenbrook, where he was the proprietor of the well-known Club Hotel. At his death in 2005, he was Ireland’s oldest surviving Olympian.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1952 Summer 43 Helsinki Fencing Men's Épée, Individual Ireland IRL 8 p2 r1/4
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Men's Épée, Individual Ireland IRL 5 p3 r1/5
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Men's Épée, Team Ireland IRL 3 p4 r1/5

Men's Épée, Individual

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result BW BL TR TD
1952 Summer 43 Helsinki Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Two 8 1952-07-27 1 6 19
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Three 5 1960-09-05 3 3
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Three 2 1960-09-05 Tabuchi (JPN) 5, Carpenter (IRL) 4 4
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Three 2 1960-09-05 Pellegrino (ITA) 5, Carpenter (IRL) 0 0
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Three 2 1960-09-05 Martínez (ARG) 5, Carpenter (IRL) 1 1
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Three 1 1960-09-05 Carpenter (IRL) 5, Micahnik (USA) 2 5
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Three 1 1960-09-05 Carpenter (IRL) 5, Polledri (SUI) 4 5
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Three 1 1960-09-05 Carpenter (IRL) 5, Sebti (MAR) 2 5

Men's Épée, Team

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result MW ML BW BL TBW/TD IBW TD
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Four 3 1960-09-09 0 2 8 24
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Four 2 1960-09-09 FRA 12, IRL 4 4 3
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Four 1 1960-09-09 Carpenter (IRL) 5, d'Oriola (FRA) 3 5
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Four 1 1960-09-09 Carpenter (IRL) 5, Brodin (FRA) 4 5
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Four 2 1960-09-09 Lefranc (FRA) 5, Carpenter (IRL) 0 0
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Four 1 1960-09-09 Carpenter (IRL) 5, Guittet (FRA) 1 5
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Four 2 1960-09-09 FIN 12, IRL 4 4 2
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Four 2 1960-09-09 Czarnecki (FIN) 5, Carpenter (IRL) 4 4
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Four 1 1960-09-09 Carpenter (IRL) 5, Pakarinen (FIN) 2 5
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Four 2 1960-09-09 Lindeman (FIN) 5, Carpenter (IRL) 1 1
1960 Summer 51 Roma Fencing Ireland IRL Round One Pool Four 1 1960-09-09 Carpenter (IRL) 5, Wiik (FIN) 2 5