Helga Mees
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German fencer (1937–2014)
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| Born | (1937年07月12日)12 July 1937 Saarbrücken, Nazi Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 April 2014(2014年04月11日) (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TBS Saarbrücken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Helga Mees or Volz-Mees (12 July 1937 – 11 April 2014) was a German fencer who competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in the individual and team foil events.[1] She won an individual silver and team bronze in 1964, whereas her teams finished in fourth and fifth place in 1960 and 1968, respectively.[2] She also won two team foil medals at world championships in 1958 and 1959.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Olympiamedaillengewinnerin Volz-Mees gestorben" (in German). Bild. April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Helga Mees Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ Fechten – Weltmeisterschaften (Damen – Florett). sport-komplett.de
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