Henri Anspach

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Henri Lucien Ernest Eugène Anspach (10 July 1882 in Belgium – 29 March 1979) was a Belgian épée and foil fencer. He was an Olympic champion in team épée.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/21217 |title=Henri Anspach |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=16 May 2021}}

Olympic fencing career

Anspach, who was Jewish,{{cite book |title=Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics: with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists |publisher=Sussex Academic Press |last1=Taylor |first1=Paul |year=2004 |isbn=9781903900871 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC&q=%22Jews+and+the+Olympic+Games%22+anspach&pg=PA223}} was born in Brussels, Belgium.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052154/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/henri-anspach-1.html Henri Anspach Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com] He competed for the Belgian fencing team at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal in the team épée competition, along with teammates were Jacques Ochs, Gaston Salmon, and brother Paul Anspach.{{cite web|url=http://www.jewsinsports.org/Olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=196|title=Anspach, Henri|publisher=Jews in Sports|access-date=1 May 2015}}

Anspach also competed on the men's sabre team, which came in fifth.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/henri-anspach-1.html |title=Henri Anspach Olympic Results |access-date=2010-04-07 |publisher=Sports Reference |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130065834/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/henri-anspach-1.html |archive-date=30 November 2009 }}

In individual events, Anspach finished 16th in foil and 12th in épée.

Later life

Anspach later became a painter.{{cite web|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1979/ore141/ore141k.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-08-17 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809213650/http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1979/ore141/ore141k.pdf |archive-date=9 August 2010 }}