Ernest Simon (fencer)

{{short description|Australian fencer}}

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| team = VRI Fencing Club, MFC

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| coaching = sport teacher in Sirius College KBC Campus

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| olympics = won gold in 1978

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{{MedalCompetition|British Empire Games}}

{{MedalSilver |1970 Edinburgh | Men's Team Foil}}

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Ernest Simon (born 23 November 1952) is an Australian fencer. He competed in the individual foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/ernest-simon-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417202833/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/ernest-simon-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Ernest Simon Olympic Results |accessdate=9 February 2011 |work=sports-reference.com}} He was a longstanding member and coach with the Melbourne-based VRI Fencing Club before establishing the Melbourne Fencing Centre in 1999.