Gillian Sheen

Fencer

Birthday August 21, 1928

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Jul 5, 2021 (92)

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About

This champion fencer won an individual gold medal in the women's foil event at the Summer Olympics of 1956. She later competed in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy.

Before Fame

She made her Olympic debut at the 1952 summer games in Helsinki, Finland.

Trivia

She won several British Fencing Championships over the course of her career.

Family Life

Born and raised in London, England, she later settled in New York, U.S.A., with her dentist husband, Dr. Donaldson.

Associated With

She and German athlete Thomas Bach both became Olympic gold-medal-winning fencers.