- Ellen Osiier
Ellen Osiier (
August 13 ,1890 -September 6 ,1962 ) was a Danishfoil fencer.At the 1924
Paris Olympic Games , women’s fencing made its debut as Osiier won thegold medal at the age of 33 without losing a single bout. [http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1924]Her husband,
Ivan Osiier , fenced in 7 Olympics, won a silver medal in individualepee for Denmark at the 1912 Olympics, and won 25 Danish national championships in 3 weapons. [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.escrime-info.com/modules/smartsection/item.php%3Fitemid%3D39&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=25&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522ellen%2Bosiier%2522%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-US%26sa%3DG] [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:k2rtYZIafwEJ:users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/family.html+%22ellen+osiier%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=109&gl=us]Links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=OSIIEELL01 Olympic results]
* [http://www.mahaut.info/Salle%20d'Armes%20Mahaut/Salen/Kunstgenstande/Images/SIMG1026.jpgStatutes of Ellen and Ivan Ossier]
* [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:1SPN6XKmuGcJ:www.israelphilately.org.il/files/articles/8_HE.htm+%22ellen+osiier%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=89&gl=us Hebrew article regarding stamp commemoration of Osiier's standing as one of the best Jewish female fencers]
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