Charles de Beaumont
{{Short description|British fencer (1902–1972)}}
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{{for|the French aristocrat Charles d'Éon de Beaumont|Chevalier d'Eon}}
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Charles de Beaumont (5 May 1902 – 7 July 1972) was a British fencer.
Fencing career
He competed at the 1936, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/charles-de-beaumont-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417200156/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/charles-de-beaumont-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Charles de Beaumont Olympic Results |accessdate=31 May 2010 |publisher=Sports Reference}}
He represented England and won two gold medals in the Épée individual and the Sabre team and a silver medal in the Épée team at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/46450|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1950/athletes|title=1950 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}
He represented England and won a gold medal in the Épée team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/vancouver-1954/athletes|title=1954 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}
He was a four times British fencing champion, winning the épée title at the British Fencing Championships in 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1953.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishfencing.com/uploads/files/british_champions.pdf |title=British Champions |website=British Fencing |access-date=29 October 2022}}
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Category:Olympic fencers for Great Britain
Category:Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Category:Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Liverpool
Category:Fencers at the 1950 British Empire Games
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Category:Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games
Category:Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games