Joseph Rorke (fencer)
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing, Épée | ||||||||||||||
Event | Foil | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Glasgow Fencing Club | ||||||||||||||
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Joseph Rorke is a former international fencer from Scotland who won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Rorke was a member of the Glasgow Fencing Club.[1] and finished runner-up behind George Sandor in the 1966 Edgbaston Cup foil final and was also runner-up in the De Escofet Cup épée final.[2]
Rorke represented the Scotland team[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in the team foil event.[4] He subsequently won a bronze medal in the team foil with Robert Wilson and George Sandor.[5][6] Rorke had also planned to take part in the individual foil event but sprained an ankle and was unable to compete, deciding to rest the ankle for the team event.[7]
In 1967 he represented Scotland in the home nations tournament.[8]
References
- ^ "Bobby Skippers 60 Scots". Daily Record. 3 June 1966. p. 18. Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "London Fencers's Leamington Win". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 April 1966. p. 5. Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team". The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Fencing's Top Three Commonwealth Games". Team Scotland. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Two Scots fencers forced to retire". The Scotsman. 6 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scots fencers to retain title". The Scotsman. 7 April 1967. p. 22. Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.