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Archibald Corble
Personal information
Full nameArchibald Harrison Corble
NicknameArchie
NationalityBritish
Born(1883-05-26)26 May 1883
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Died22 January 1944(1944-01-22) (aged 60)
Wandsworth, London, England
Sport
SportFencing

Archibald Corble (26 May 1883 – 22 January 1944) was a British fencer. He competed at three Olympic Games.[1] His weapon was the sabre and The Corble Cup is now competed for annually as the Britsh national sabre trophy. He was twice British Sabre Champion, in 1922 an 1927. Archibald Corble was a great collector of both swords and books on fencing. At the end of his life he donated most of his vast collection to the Catholic University of Leuven. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Archibald Corble Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  2. ^ Hilde Peeters - Archibald Harrison Corble, his biography and donation to the Catholic University of Leuven, Rapporten van de Onderzoekseenheid Sociaaculturele Kinanntropologie

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