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| Born | 17 December 1944 Dublin, Ireland |
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| Sport | Fencing |
John Bouchier-Hayes (born 17 December 1944) is an Irish épée, foil, and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
From a family of 11 siblings, Boucher-Hayes took up fencing four years before the Tokyo Olympics after having broken his leg while playing rugby with St Conleth's College. The injury left him hospitalised for a year and ruled out a return to contact sports, so he followed St Conleth’s tradition in fencing.[3]
Boucher-Hayes was coached by Patrick Duffy, an early Irish fencing Olympian who had competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympic Games.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "John Bouchier-Hayes Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "Olympic Fencing Participation – Ireland" (PDF). US Fencing Results. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- 1 2 O'Riordan, Ian (8 August 2020). "Tokyo '64 Revisited: lifelong tales of Olympic experience". The Irish Times.
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