Irene Camber was born in Trieste, Italy, on 12 February 1926.[1] She began to be interested in fencing at eight years-old in Trieste. Her involvement in fencing was accidental:[2] instead of entering the hall where she used to practice gymnastics, she mistakenly entered the fencing hall.[2] She had four appearances at Olympic Games: London (1948), Helsinki (1952), Rome (1960) and Tokyo (1964).[2]
After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial chemistry, she made her debut at the London Games in 1948. She was defeated in the semi-finals.[2] Four years later at the Helsinki Games, she faced two-time Olympic champion (at Berlin and London Games) 45-year-old Hungarian Ilona Elek. She won the match by 4–3. She did not appear at the Melbourne Games, since she was pregnant. At the Rome Games in 1960, she won a bronze team medal.[1] She lastly took part in the Italian fencing team at the Tokyo Games. She won medals at the world fencing championships. Then she began to serve as the national team coach at the Munich Games, and Antonella Ragno, her pupil, won the gold medal. Camber also worked at Montedison chemical corporation during her fencing career.[1]
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Camber died in Lissone on 23 February 2024, at the age of 98.[3]
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Camber received a gold medal in the individual foil at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[4][5] At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome she received a bronze medal in foil team. She also earned two titles – one individually (1953) and one with the Italian team (1957) – and six more medals at the Fencing World Championships.[1]
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Irene Camber at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
May 03, 2024
irene, camber, corno, february, 1926, february, 2024, italian, fencer, olympic, champion, foil, competition, camber, 1960personal, informationnationalityitalianborn, 1926, february, 1926trieste, italydied23, february, 2024, 2024, aged, lissone, italyheight169,. Irene Camber Corno 12 February 1926 23 February 2024 was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition Irene CamberCamber in 1960Personal informationNationalityItalianBorn 1926 02 12 12 February 1926Trieste ItalyDied23 February 2024 2024 02 23 aged 98 Lissone ItalyHeight169 cm 5 ft 7 in Weight63 kg 139 lb SportCountry ItalySportFencingEventFoilClubSS Cassa di Risparmio MilanMedal record Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Foil Individual 1960 Rome Foil Team World Championships 1953 Brussels Foil Individual 1957 Paris Foil Team 1954 Luxembourg Foil Team 1957 Paris Foil Individual 1952 Copenhagen Foil Team 1953 Brussels Foil Team 1955 Rome Foil Team 1962 Buenos Aires Foil Team Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 Achievements 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography editIrene Camber was born in Trieste Italy on 12 February 1926 1 She began to be interested in fencing at eight years old in Trieste Her involvement in fencing was accidental 2 instead of entering the hall where she used to practice gymnastics she mistakenly entered the fencing hall 2 She had four appearances at Olympic Games London 1948 Helsinki 1952 Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964 2 After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial chemistry she made her debut at the London Games in 1948 She was defeated in the semi finals 2 Four years later at the Helsinki Games she faced two time Olympic champion at Berlin and London Games 45 year old Hungarian Ilona Elek She won the match by 4 3 She did not appear at the Melbourne Games since she was pregnant At the Rome Games in 1960 she won a bronze team medal 1 She lastly took part in the Italian fencing team at the Tokyo Games She won medals at the world fencing championships Then she began to serve as the national team coach at the Munich Games and Antonella Ragno her pupil won the gold medal Camber also worked at Montedison chemical corporation during her fencing career 1 Death editCamber died in Lissone on 23 February 2024 at the age of 98 3 Achievements editCamber received a gold medal in the individual foil at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki 4 5 At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome she received a bronze medal in foil team She also earned two titles one individually 1953 and one with the Italian team 1957 and six more medals at the Fencing World Championships 1 See also editWalk of Fame of Italian sport Italian sportswomen multiple medalists at Olympics and World ChampionshipsReferences edit a b c d Irene Camber Corno Sports Reference Archived from the original on 2 November 2012 Retrieved 7 September 2012 a b c d The Olympic Dictionary PDF Gazzetta Retrieved 7 September 2012 Addio A Irene Camber La Signora Della Scherma Italiana Il Presidente Federale Azzi Campionessa Ed Esempio Ricordo Indelebile L abbraccio Con Le Fiorettiste D oro All ultimo Mondiale Di Milano Federazione Italiana Scherma 23 February 2024 Retrieved 23 February 2024 1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki Finland Fencing databaseOlympics com Retrieved on 7 June 2008 Irene Camber Results sports reference com Archived from the original on 3 March 2012 Retrieved 18 June 2010 External links editIrene Camber at Olympedia nbsp Irene Camber at the Italian National Olympic Committee in Italian nbsp Irene Camber at the CONI honored athlete website in Italian nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Irene Camber amp oldid 1217718957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
