John Albert Pelling (27 May 1936 – 14 June 2023) was a British fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1960 Rome in the épée team event. Pelling died on 14 June 2023, at the age of 87.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 27 May 1936 London, England |
| Died | 14 June 2023 (aged 87) |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
Event | Épée |
| Club | Grosvenor Fencing Club |
Medal record | |
Biography
editPelling won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
He represented England and won a gold medal and silver medal in the épée events at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[5]
Pelling represented the England team[6] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in the épée events.[7] He won a gold medal in the team épée with Peter Jacobs and Bill Hoskyns, in addition to an individual silver.[8]
Pelling was a twice British fencing champion, winning the épée title at the British Fencing Championships in 1961 and 1965.[9]
References
edit- ↑ "John Pelling 1936–2023". British Fencing. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ↑ "John Albert Pelling". Probate Search. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ↑ "Olympics Statistics: John Pelling". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ↑ "John Pelling Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ↑ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Jay for fifth Empire Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 June 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.