Michael Amberg

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Michael Amberg
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1926-04-25)25 April 1926
London, England
Died24 July 2001(2001-07-24) (aged 75)[1]
Milton Keynes, England
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
EventSabre
Medal record
Fencing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1954 Vancouversabre individual
Silver medal – second place1954 Vancouversabre team
Bronze medal – third place1958 Cardiffsabre individual
Gold medal – first place1958 Cardiffsabre team
Gold medal – first place1962 Perthsabre team

Michael John Amberg (25 April 1926 – 24 July 2001) was a British fencer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]

Biography

Amberg was educated at Charterhouse School and aged 17 won both the sabre and foil titles at the Public Schools Championship.[3] He was capped at international level in May 1952 and won the Cole Memorial Trophy.[3]

Amberg represented England at three Commonwealth Games and won six medals; three gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze medal in the sabre events from 1954 to 1962.[4][5] He was a three times British fencing champion, winning the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships in 1957, 1958 and 1959.[6]

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Amberg competed in the individual and team sabre events.[7]

References

  1. Michael Amberg at Olympedia
  2. "Michael Amberg Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  3. "Michael Amberg Chosen". Northampton Mercury. 18 June 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  7. "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 September 2025.