John Deanfield

John Deanfield (born 28 April 1952) is a British fencer and cardiologist.[1][2] He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.[3] In 1969 he won the Junior saber and under-21 national sabre titles, and in 1970 reached the final of the world junior saber championships. In 1975 he won the senior British saber title, but the following year his career was marred by a bad knee injury. He was selected for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, but along with three other members of the five-strong saber team, elected to boycott the event.[4]

John Deanfield
Personal information
Full nameJohn Eric Deanfield
Born (1952-04-28) 28 April 1952
Marylebone, London, England
Sport
SportFencing

After his fencing career, Deanfield became a cardiologist in 1988. In 2012, he became the director for cardiovascular disease prevention at the University College London.[5]

References
  1. "John Deanfield". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. "Professor John Deanfield on foiling heart disease". British Heart Foundation. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. "John Deanfield Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  4. The Sword magazine, 1970-80
  5. "Deanfield, Prof. John Eric". Whos Who. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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