Arthur Fox (fencer)
{{short description|English-American fencer}}
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{{Medal|Silver| 1904 St Louis | Team foil}}
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Arthur George Fox (September 9, 1878 – August 17, 1958) was an English-American fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/23702 |title=Arthur Fox |work=Olympedia |access-date=14 February 2021}}
Taking up fencing as a sport in his native United Kingdom, he emigrated to the United States at some point. After his emigration to the US, in 1904, he won the silver medal in team foil competition.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/arthur-fox-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080036/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/arthur-fox-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Arthur Fox Olympic Results |accessdate=2010-04-02 |work=sports-reference.com}} He also competed in the individual foil event but was eliminated in the first round. In the individual sabre event he finished fifth.
He was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England and died in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121008042247/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FOXART01 profile]
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Category:American male foil fencers
Category:English emigrants to the United States
Category:Fencers at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in fencing