Eberhard Mehl was a German foil fencer, born in Cologne on 20 April 1935 and died in Koblenz on 29 March 2002. He took part in two consecutive Olympic Games, in 1960 and 1964, with the mixed German team, earning a bronze medal in the team foil in 1960 and reaching the quarterfinals in 1964. For the 1960 medal he was honored with the Silver Bay Leaf, the highest sports award in Germany. Mehl became a graduate teacher for sports and art in Koblenz, built up a fencing department at Coblenzer Turngesellschaft and worked as a youth coach until 1982 at Königsbacher SC Koblenz.
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Career HighlightBronze medal in the team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics 2 Medals or Titles Band Connections
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Born 20 April 1935 in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen GER
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Sex Male
Biography, Olympic medal
he earned a bronze medal in 1960
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NOC Germany GER
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Foil fencer Eberhard Mehl participated in two consecutive Olympic Games
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participated in two consecutive Olympic Games, in 1960 and 1964
Competed In: 1964 Summer Olympics, Biography, 1964 Games
participated in two consecutive Olympic Games, in 1960 and 1964
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He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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