J. De Deken

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J. De Deken
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born19th-century
Died20th-century
ResidenceAntwerp, Belgium
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportFencing

J. De Deken was a Belgian international foil fencer from Antwerp in the early 20th-century. She was trained by the Belgian fencing master Verbrugge.[1] She was a short fencer,[2] and her style has been described as "graceful".[1]

In 1914 De Deken was one of the two Belgian women who competed at the 1914 Salle Giandomenici international women's fencing competition in Amsterdam.[3][4] This competition was the first women's fencing competition in the Netherlands with Dutch, British and Belgian competitors.[5][2] She had a very nice match during the competition.[6][1] Overall she was the best Belgian women and won the fourth prize behind C. E. Martin Edmunds, Esther Bekkers-Lopes Cardozo and Rosamund Johnstone.[7]

In May 1914 she won the third prize at the international 1914 "La Femme Contemporaine" women's fencing competition in Antwerp.[8]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Internationale dames-schermwedstrijd". Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 17 March 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Sportief Amsterdam. Schermende dames". De Sumatra post (in Dutch). 16 April 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. "Internationaal dames floret-tournooi". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 20 March 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
  4. "Internationale dames schermwedstrijd". Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 16 March 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
  5. "Internationale schermwedstrijd voor dames". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 12 March 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
  6. "Internationale schermwedstrijd voor dames". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 17 March 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
  7. "Internationale dames-schermwedstrijd". De nieuwe courant (in Dutch). 18 March 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
  8. "Schermen". De Maasbode (in Dutch). 23 May 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.

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