Jiří Jesenský
Czech fencer
Personal information | |
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Born | (1905-09-27)27 September 1905 Prague, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 24 October 1942(1942-10-24) (aged 37)[1] Mauthausen, Nazi Germany |
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing |
Jiří Jesenský (27 September 1905 – 24 October 1942) was a Czech fencer. He competed in the individual (19th place) and team (10th place) foil events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2][1] He was an active member of the resistance movement in Czechoslovakia during World War II.[1] He was executed by firing squad in the Mauthausen concentration camp.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Jiří Jesenský at Olympedia
- ^ "Jiří Jesenský Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
External links
- Jiří Jesenský at Olympedia
- Jiří Jesenský at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
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