Arthur Pilbrow

Arthur Pilbrow
Personal information
Born(1902-05-18)18 May 1902
England
Died16 July 1987(1987-07-16) (aged 85)
Sport
SportFencing

Arthur Gordon Pilbrow (18 May 1902 – 16 July 1987) was a British fencer.

Biography

Pilbrow competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England[2] and won three gold medals in fencing at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3][4] He was a four times British fencing champion, winning the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships in 1932, 1935, 1938 and 1950.[5]

In 1950 he opened the Ludgate Garden Restaurant in London.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Arthur Pilbrow Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  2. ^ "One Woman in Games Fencing Side". Evening News (London). 7 November 1949. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  6. ^ "The Paris Touch". Evening News (London). 1 June 1950. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.