John Pelling (fencer)

John Pelling
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1936-05-27)27 May 1936
London, England
Died14 June 2023(2023-06-14) (aged 87)
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Event
Épée
ClubGrosvenor Fencing Club
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome épée team
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth épée team
Silver medal – second place 1962 Perth épée individual
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kingston épée team
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kingston épée individual

John Albert Pelling (27 May 1936 – 14 June 2023) was a British fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1960 Rome in the épée team event. Pelling died on 14 June 2023, at the age of 87.[1][2]

Biography

Pelling won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

He represented England and won a gold medal and silver medal in the épée events at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[5]

Pelling represented the England team[6] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in the épée events.[7] He won a gold medal in the team épée with Peter Jacobs and Bill Hoskyns, in addition to an individual silver.[8]

Pelling was a twice British fencing champion, winning the épée title at the British Fencing Championships in 1961 and 1965.[9]

References

  1. ^ "John Pelling 1936–2023". British Fencing. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. ^ "John Albert Pelling". Probate Search. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Olympics Statistics: John Pelling". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  4. ^ "John Pelling Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  5. ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ^ "Jay for fifth Empire Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 June 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  9. ^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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