William Beatley

William Beatley
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1923-11-11)11 November 1923
Died22 July 2005(2005-07-22) (aged 81)
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Fencing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
1954 Vancouver sabre team

William Maurice Beatley (11 November 1923 – 22 July 2005) was a British fencer who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Beatley was educated at Bedford School and studied medicine at Cambridge, winning his blue on two occasions. He continued medical studies at the University of London. At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Beatley competed in the individual and team sabre events.[2]

He represented England[3] and won a silver medal in the team sabre at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[4][5] He also competed in the individual sabre event.[6]

References

  1. ^ "William Beatley Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  3. ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Fencing". Evening Despatch. 7 August 1954. Retrieved 19 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.