Yvonne De Deken
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | 19th-century |
| Died | 20th-century |
| Residence | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Sport | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sport | Fencing |
Yvonne De Deken also written as J. De Deken was a Belgian international foil fencer from Antwerp in the early 20th-century. She was trained by the Belgian fencing master Verbrugge.[1] She was a short fencer,[2] and her style has been described as "graceful".[1]
At the end of 1911 she participated at the 1911 Belgium–Netherlands women's fencing meeting and competed against the Dutch fencers N. Fraenkel.[3][4]
In 1914 De Deken was one of the two Belgian women who competed at the 1914 Salle Giandomenici international women's fencing competition in Amsterdam.[5][6] This competition was the first women's fencing competition in the Netherlands with Dutch, British and Belgian competitors.[7][2] She had a very nice match during the competition.[8][1] Overall she was the best Belgian women and won the fourth prize behind C. E. Martin Edmunds, Esther Bekkers-Lopes Cardozo and Rosamund Johnstone.[9]
In May 1914 she won the third prize at the international 1914 "La Femme Contemporaine" women's fencing competition in Antwerp.[10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Internationale dames-schermwedstrijd". Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 17 March 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sportief Amsterdam. Schermende dames". De Sumatra post (in Dutch). 16 April 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Escrime". Le Matin (in French). 11 December 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via BelgicaPress.
- ↑ "Schermen". De Avondpost (in Dutch). 12 December 1911. Retrieved 25 February 2025 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Internationaal dames floret-tournooi". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 20 March 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Internationale dames schermwedstrijd". Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 16 March 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Internationale schermwedstrijd voor dames". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 12 March 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Internationale schermwedstrijd voor dames". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 17 March 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Internationale dames-schermwedstrijd". De nieuwe courant (in Dutch). 18 March 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Schermen". De Maasbode (in Dutch). 23 May 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Image of De Deken - at the international tournament in Amsterdam in 1914