Jim Philbin

Jim Philbin
Personal information
Born	22 July 1950 (age 73); Manchester, England
Sport
Sport	Fencing

James Philbin (born 22 July 1950) is a British fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[1]^[2]

Fencing career

Philbin was a five times British fencing champion, winning the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1983.^[3] In 1984, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He participated in the men's team sabre event.^[4] He was a member of the British team from 1973 until 1984, winning his first major Home International event in 1977.^[5]

Personal life

In 1985 he married fellow fencing Champion Hilary Cawthorne.^[4]

References

^ "Jim Philbin Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
^ "Jim Philbin Head Coach". Romsey Fencing Club. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Biography". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ "Another record for freestyling Cheryl". Birmingham Daily Post. 18 April 1977. Retrieved 29 October 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

Jim Philbin at Olympedia

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[sports-reference-1] "Jim Philbin Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.

[2] "Jim Philbin Head Coach". Romsey Fencing Club. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[3] "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[Oly-4] "Biography". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[5] "Another record for freestyling Cheryl". Birmingham Daily Post. 18 April 1977. Retrieved 29 October 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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Personal information
Born	(1950-07-22) 22 July 1950 (age 73) Manchester, England
Sport
Sport	Fencing