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William Russell

Full name: William Hamilton Russell
Gender: Male
Born: January 18, 1896 in New York, New York, United States
Died: October 18, 1958 in Glen Cove, New York, United States
Affiliations: Boston Athletic Association, Boston (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Fencing

Biography

William Russell graduated from Harvard and also studied at the Beaux Arts in Paris. He later became an architect, primarily with the firm which he started, Russell & Clinton. Russell was US Champion with the épée in 1916, 1919, and 1925, and was on the winning team épée at the US Championships in 1920 and 1925. He donated the Russell Challenge Trophy for fencing, which is held in Belgium.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing Men's Épée, Individual United States USA 10T p1 r3/4
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing Men's Épée, Team United States USA 6
1924 Summer 28 Paris Fencing Men's Épée, Team United States USA 3 p1 r3/4

Men's Épée, Individual

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result BW
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing United States USA Semi-Finals Pool One 10T 1920-08-22 2
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing United States USA Quarter-Finals Pool Three 3T 1920-08-22 6
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Six 5 1920-08-20 3

Men's Épée, Team

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result MW ML MT TBW/TD IBW BW BL TD
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing United States USA Final Pool 6 1920-08-20 0 5 0
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing United States USA Final Pool Team Bout F 2 1920-08-20 BEL 8, USA 6 6
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing United States USA Final Pool Team Bout J 2 1920-08-20 FRA 12, USA 2 2
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing United States USA Final Pool Team Bout N 2 1920-08-20 POR 8, USA 4 4
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing United States USA Final Pool Team Bout O 2 1920-08-20 SUI 9, USA 7 7
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing United States USA Round One Pool One 3 1920-08-20 2 2
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing United States USA Round One Pool One 2 1920-08-20 FRA 7, USA 2 2
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing United States USA Round One Pool One 2 1920-08-20 SUI 7, USA 6 6
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing United States USA Round One Pool One 1 1920-08-20 USA 8, GBR 7 8 2
1920 Summer 24 Antwerpen Fencing United States USA Round One Pool One 1 1920-08-20 USA 11, TCH 5 11
1924 Summer 28 Paris Fencing United States USA Semi-Finals Pool One 3 1924-07-08 0 2 12 20
1924 Summer 28 Paris Fencing United States USA Semi-Finals Pool One 2 1924-07-08 FRA 10, USA 6 6 1
1924 Summer 28 Paris Fencing United States USA Semi-Finals Pool One 2 1924-07-08 Lippmann (FRA) 2, Russell (USA) 0 0
1924 Summer 28 Paris Fencing United States USA Semi-Finals Pool One 2 1924-07-08 Buchard (FRA) 2, Russell (USA) 0 0
1924 Summer 28 Paris Fencing United States USA Semi-Finals Pool One 2 1924-07-08 Tainturier (FRA) 2, Russell (USA) 1 1
1924 Summer 28 Paris Fencing United States USA Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1924-07-08 Russell (USA) 2, Liottel (FRA) 1 2
1924 Summer 28 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Three 2 1924-07-06 1 0 9 7
1924 Summer 28 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Three 1 1924-07-06 USA 9, SWE 7 9 1
1924 Summer 28 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Three 2 1924-07-06 Hellsten (SWE) 2, Russell (USA) 0 0
1924 Summer 28 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Three 2 1924-07-06 Dyrssen (SWE) 2, Russell (USA) 1 1
1924 Summer 28 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Three 2 1924-07-06 Uggla (SWE) 2, Russell (USA) 1 1
1924 Summer 28 Paris Fencing United States USA Round One Pool Three 1 1924-07-06 Russell (USA) 2, Lindblom (SWE) 1 2