Malcolm Kerslake
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1929[1] Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
Event | foil / sabre / épée | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Phoenix Sword Club | ||||||||||||||
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Malcolm V. Kerslake (born 1929) is a Welsh former fencer who won two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Kerslake who lived in Bristol[2] was both a Welsh épée and sabre champion.[3]
He was selected for the 1958 Welsh team[4] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the foil and sabre events.[5]
He won two bronze medals in the team sabre with John Preston, Roger Maunder and Ted Lucas and the team foil with John Preston and John Evans.[6]
A member of the Phoenix Sword Club, he finished runner-up to Colin Hillier at the 1958 Gloucestershire men's foil championship[7] but shortly afterwards in January 1959 he won the Gloucestershire épée title.[8]
References
- ^ "Kerslake Malcolm V." Free BMD. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Wales is Ready for the Empire Games". Pontypridd Observer. 19 July 1958. p. 22. Retrieved 5 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "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 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Colin Hillier wins Gloucestershire Men's foil title". Bristol Evening Post. 9 December 1958. p. 22. Retrieved 5 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Kerslake wins Epee title". Bristol Evening Post. 2 February 1959. p. 14. Retrieved 5 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.