Jean Stern (fencer)
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| Full name | Léon Antoine Jean•Stern | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1875 Paris, France | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 December 1962 (aged 87) Paris, France[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Claude Lambert | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing, épée | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jean Stern (19 February 1875 – 15 December 1962) was a French Olympic champion épée fencer.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Stern was Jewish. He was born in Paris, the son of French banker Louis Stern (1840-1900).[4][5][6][1][7][8] His father was the son of Antoine Jacob Stern, also well known in banking circles,[1] and a scion of the wealthy Stern family of the AJ Stern & Co. banking house.[5]
Jean Stern was also the cousin of composer Fernand Halphen, and nephew of actress Sophie Croizette. In 1904 Stern married Claude Lambert, daughter of Baron Léon Lambert and Baroness Zoe Lucie de Rothschild.[1][3]
Olympic fencing career
[edit]Stern competed with the French épée team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London at 33 years of age.[1] During the Games, the French team defeated Denmark (10-6), Great Britain (12-5), and Belgium (9-7),[1] and won the gold medal.[1] Stern also competed in the individual épée event, finishing in 12th place.[2][1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean Stern". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Jean STERN". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Jean Stern". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Postal, Bernard; Silver, Jesse; Silver, Roy (1965). Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports.
- ^ a b "Jewish Olympic Medalists (1896–Present) – Jewish Virtual Library".
- ^ "Jews in the Olympics". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- ^ Everyman's Judaica: An Encyclopedic Dictionary
- ^ Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports - Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver
External links
[edit]- Jean Stern at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 September 2007)
- Jews in Sports bio
- Jean Stern at Olympics.com
- Jean Stern at Olympedia
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- 1875 births
- 1962 deaths
- French male épée fencers
- Jewish French sportspeople
- Jewish épée fencers
- Rothschild family
- Olympic fencers for France
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Fencers from Paris
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Stern family (banking)