1920 Salle Giandomenici international women's fencing competition

1920 Salle Giandomenici international women's fencing competition
Entry of the Palace-Hotel (pictured in 1933), the venue of the competition
VenuePalace Hotel
LocationScheveningen, the Netherlands[1]
Dates2 July 1920 (evening)
Nations3

The 1920 Salle Giandomenici international women's fencing competition was a women's international fencing competition in the Netherlands in the evening of 2 July 1920 at the Palace Hotel, Scheveningen. The competition was organized the fencing academy of Giovanni Giandomenici, the Salle Giandomenici with support of the Dutch Fencing Association. Fencers from the Netherlands, France and Denmark competed against each other, during 5-days fencing week.

The Danish Larsen won the competition ahead of the French Chevalier and the Dutch Bekkers.[2][3]

Competition

The match was attended by a "large audience". In the audience were many diplomats and many women of the high class.[2]

The jury consisted next to major C. F. Muschart (president) of Félix Vigeveno and Wirix.[3]

Results

The competition was won by the Danish Larsen ahead of the French champion Chevalier.[3][2]

Prize winners[3][2]
Rank Name Nation
1 Larsen  Denmark
2 Chevalier  France
3 Esther Bekkers-Lopes Cardozo  Netherlands
4 Aphel-Joman  Netherlands
5 R. Lopes Cardozo  Netherlands

After the competition Colonel Baron van der Cappelen awarded the prizes. Other noteworthy staff members of the evening were W. P. Graaf van Bylandt, jhr. J. D. H. de Beaufort and captain G. van Rossem.[3]

The women's competition was graced by a fencing meeting between captain Van Rossem and fencing master Dodivers of French Joinville-le-Pont military fencing school.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "La grande semaine d'escrime de Schéveninque". La gazette de Hollande (in French). 5 July 1920. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Schermen". De nieuwe courant (in Dutch). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Ned. Amateurs Schermbond". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.