Jean Delori
Jean Delori (25 July 1874 — 23 November 1952) was a Belgian foil fencer and managing director.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 July 1874 Ghent, Belgium |
| Died | 23 November 1952 (aged 78) Ghent, Belgium |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Club | Sint-Michielsgilde |
Delori competed as at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the open foil event. This event was held a demonstration event.[1] In 1910 he won with the Sint-Michielsgilde team the "Poule nationale par équipe de 6 tireurs" international fencing competition held at the gardens of the Royal Galleries of Ostend. The team consisted of the fencers: Albert Feyerick, Isidore De Vriendt, Jean Delori, Georges Van Wassenhove, Jules Maes and Alberic Rolin.[2]
Delori was a managing director of the Clouterie et Tréfilerie des Flandres during the Interbellum.[3]
In Gentbrugge the street Delorilaan is named after him.[4]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jean Delori". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Het edelsmeedwerk uit het patrimonium van de Koninklijke en Ridderlijke Hoofdgilde van Sint-Michiel te Gent" (in Dutch). 1910. Retrieved 2 August 2022 – via Beeldbank Kusterfgoed.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Steel in progres" (PDF) (in Dutch). 2003. Retrieved 2 August 2022 – via bib.kuleuven.be.
- ↑ "Lijst van de straten met een persoonsnaam - Stad Gent". Ghendtsche Tydinghen (in Dutch). 1991. Retrieved 2 August 2022.