Nick Halsted

This article is about the fencer. For the racing driver, see Nick Halstead.
Nick Halsted
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Halsted
Born(1942-10-14)14 October 1942
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Died22 September 2007(2007-09-22) (aged 64)
London, England
Sport
SportFencing
Event(s)Foil and epee

Nicholas Halsted (14 October 1942 – 22 September 2007) was a British international fencer. Halsted was captain of the Oxford University fencing team in 1964.[1] He competed in three events at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2][3] He was also the President of the Amateur Fencing Association between 1986 and 1994.[1]

He married fellow fencing international Clare Henley in 1972 and their son Laurence Halsted (born 1984) became an Olympic fencer.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Oxford University Fencing Club History"
  2. ^ a b "Nick Halsted Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Sports World," The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, page 2, 6 September 1968.


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