A 1909 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, with George S. Patton, Jacob L. Devers and William Hood Simpson among his fellow graduates, he was captain of the Army team that twice won the IFA foil team title. In 1909 he shared individual honors with his teammate, Reginald Cocroft. At the 1920 Olympics, Sears won a bronze medal in foil team at the age of 36, participated in the épée team event, and finished eighth in modern pentathlon.
robert, sears, sportsman, robert, wilson, sears, november, 1884, january, 1979, american, épée, foil, fencer, modern, pentathlete, bronze, medal, team, foil, event, 1920, summer, olympics, robert, searsat, west, point, 1909personal, informationborn, 1884, nove. Robert Wilson Sears November 30 1884 January 9 1979 was an American epee and foil fencer and modern pentathlete He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1920 Summer Olympics 1 2 Robert W SearsAt West Point in 1909Personal informationBorn 1884 11 30 November 30 1884Portland Oregon United StatesDiedJanuary 9 1979 1979 01 09 aged 94 Atlanta Georgia United StatesSportSportFencing modern pentathlonMedal record Men s fencing Representing United States Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Foil team A 1909 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point New York with George S Patton Jacob L Devers and William Hood Simpson among his fellow graduates he was captain of the Army team that twice won the IFA foil team title In 1909 he shared individual honors with his teammate Reginald Cocroft At the 1920 Olympics Sears won a bronze medal in foil team at the age of 36 participated in the epee team event and finished eighth in modern pentathlon Sears spent most of his military career as an Ordnance officer but during World War II was commander of the 137th Infantry Regiment in the 35th Infantry Division in France At the age of 60 he was the oldest combat soldier in the European Theater of Operations He retired in 1946 with the rank of colonel 3 He died in Atlanta on January 9 1979 4 References edit Olympics Statistics Robert Sears databaseolympics com Archived from the original on October 7 2010 Retrieved April 22 2010 Robert Sears Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on April 18 2020 Retrieved April 22 2010 Robert Sears Olympedia Retrieved August 12 2021 Col Sears 94 WWII Officer The Atlanta Constitution January 11 1979 p 37 Retrieved August 11 2022 via Newspapers com External links editRobert Sears at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Sears sportsman amp oldid 1156799115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
