Michael Howard (fencer)

{{Short description|British fencer (born 1928)}}

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| birth_place = Richmond, London, England

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{{MedalSilver|1960 Rome|Épée, team}}

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{{MedalCompetition|British Empire & Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1958 Cardiff|Épée, team}}

{{MedalSilver| 1958 Cardiff|Épée, individual}}

{{MedalGold| 1962 Perth|Épée, team}}

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Michael John Peter Howard (born 24 December 1928) is a British fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HOWARMIC01 |title=Olympics Statistics: Michael Howard |accessdate=17 October 2010 |work=databaseolympics.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018065940/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HOWARMIC01 |archivedate=18 October 2012 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/michael-howard-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162641/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/michael-howard-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Michael Howard Olympic Results |accessdate=17 October 2010 |work=sports-reference.com}} He represented England and won a gold medal in the épée, team and a silver medal on the épée, individual at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/cardiff-1958/athletes|title=1958 Athletes|publisher=Team England}} Four years later he won another gold medal in the épée, team at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/46452|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=28 July 2019|archive-date=28 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128033630/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/46452|url-status=dead}}