Herbert Huntington (fencer)

Herbert Huntington OBE

Personal information
Born	(1888-01-15)15 January 1888 Penarth Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Died	Q2, 1968 (aged 80) Ealing, London
Sport
Sport	Fencing

Herbert Francis Searancke Huntington OBE (15 January 1888 – 1968)^[1] was a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[2]

In addition to fencing Huntington was also a boxer and in 1912, was the Army and Navy Officers' middleweight champion. During World War I Huntington was a superintendent of physical training and was mentioned in dispatches when serving with the 2nd Welsh Regiment in France. In 1920, in addition to competing in the Summer Olympics he was the Services middleweight and heavyweight boxing champion.^[3]

In 1921, he won the épée title at the British Fencing Championships^[4] and won the Services heavyweight boxing title. He served at command headquarters before he retired in 1923 and later received an OBE.^[3]

References

1. Herbert Huntington at Olympedia (archive)
2. "Herbert Huntingdon Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
3. "Biography". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
4. "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.