John Preston (fencer)
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1928[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
Event | foil / sabre | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Preston (born 1928) is a Welsh former fencer who won two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Preston was selected for the 1958 Welsh team[2] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the foil and sabre events[3]
He won two bronze medals in the team sabre with Malcolm Kerslake, Roger Maunder and Ted Lucas and the team foil with Malcolm Kerslake and John Evans.[4]
At the time of the Games, both Preston (a sergeant) and his fencing teammate Roger Maunder (a corporal), were serving in the Royal Air Force at the Royal Air Force St Athan base. Coincidentally the base was being used for the athlete's village for the Games.[5]
References
- ^ "The Empire Games regatta". Post Green 'un (Bristol). 19 July 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 5 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Newham, C. E. (1958). The Official History of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Organising Committee of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "The Empire Games regatta". Western Mail. 9 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 5 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.