George Birks
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sabre | ||||||||||||||
| Club | London Polytechnic Fencing Club | ||||||||||||||
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George T. Birks is a former fencer from England, who won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Birks represented the England team[1] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[2] He competed in the sabre events, winning a gold medal.[3][4][5]
He was a member of the London Polytechnic Fencing Club[6] where he was a pupil of Bela Imregi.
References
- ^ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "The England Team". Birmingham Daily Post. 17 September 1962. p. 25. Retrieved 22 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Invitation For Games medallists". Lincolnshire Echo. 24 January 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 22 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.