- Ramón Fonst
Ramón Fonst Segundo (
July 31 ,1883 –September 9 ,1959 ) was aCuba n fencer who competed in the early 20th century.He was born and died in
Havana .Fonst participated in
fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics inParis for Cuba and won thegold medal in the epee, defeating French fencerLouis Perrée in the final. He also won the silver medal in the Amateurs-masters épée competition.His victories at the 1900 Olympics made him the first olympic medal winner ever from
Latin America .After his career as an active sportsmen Fonst became president of the national olympic committee for
Cuba .References
* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Fonst Spanish Wikipedia article]
* [http://www.cubaheadlines.com/2007/09/27/6061/ramon_fonst_never_ranked_second.html Cuba News Headlines article]
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