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Robert Sears (sportsman)






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Robert W. Sears
At West Point in 1909
Personal information
Born(1884-11-30)November 30, 1884
Portland, Oregon, United States
DiedJanuary 9, 1979(1979-01-09) (aged 94)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Sport
SportFencing, modern pentathlon

Medal record

Men's fencing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Foil, team

Robert Wilson Sears (November 30, 1884 – January 9, 1979) was an American épée and foil fencer and modern pentathlete. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

A 1909 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, with George S. Patton, Jacob L. Devers and William Hood Simpson among his fellow graduates, he was captain of the Army team that twice won the IFA foil team title. In 1909 he shared individual honors with his teammate, Reginald Cocroft. At the 1920 Olympics, Sears won a bronze medal in foil team at the age of 36, participated in the épée team event, and finished eighth in modern pentathlon.

Sears spent most of his military career as an Ordnance officer but during World War II was commander of the 137th Infantry Regiment in the 35th Infantry Division in France. At the age of 60, he was the oldest combat soldier in the European Theater of Operations. He retired in 1946 with the rank of colonel.[3]

He died in Atlanta on January 9, 1979.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Robert Sears". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  • ^ "Robert Sears Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  • ^ "Robert Sears". Olympedia. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  • ^ "Col. Sears, 94; WWII Officer". The Atlanta Constitution. January 11, 1979. p. 37. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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