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Most Olympic Medals Won by a Jewish Fencer

Record holder

Alexandre LippmannPerson

Record value

5 Olympic medals

Country represented: FranceAchievement locations: London, United Kingdom (1908); Antwerp, Belgium (1920); Paris, France (1924)Achievement date: 1924Current record

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Alexandre Lippmann, 1920

Alexandre Lippmann in 1920.Unknown / CNOSF / Wikimedia CommonsSourcePublic domain

Official record definition

The greatest verified career total of official Olympic medals won in fencing by an athlete who satisfies the JWR Jewish Eligibility Standard.

Measurement methodology

career total of official Olympic fencing medals, verified event-by-event and checked against eligible Jewish fencers

Measurement point: official Olympic épée medals across London 1908, Antwerp 1920 and Paris 1924

Record story

Alexandre Lippmann built an unusually durable Olympic fencing career across sixteen years. At London 1908 he won gold with France in team épée and silver in the individual event. Returning at Antwerp 1920, he added another individual silver and a team bronze. At Paris 1924, aged 42, he won a second team épée gold. His five Olympic medals — two gold, two silver and one bronze — are the highest verified total in fencing by an eligible Jewish athlete under the JWR standard.

Media

A Wiki4All biographical account of Alexandre Lippmann, mentioning his five Olympic fencing medals earned in 1908, 1920 and 1924. Contextual narration, not archival footage of his medal-winning bouts. The narrator mentions paternal Jewish ancestry; maternal Jewish ancestry is not established by this video.

How JWR verified this record

Verification date
1 September 2026
Verification standard
JWR Verification Standard 1.0

Achievement evidence

Olympedia records Alexandre Lippmann with five Olympic fencing medals: team épée gold and individual épée silver in 1908; individual silver and team bronze in 1920; and team épée gold in 1924. His career total is two gold, two silver and one bronze.

Superiority evidence

JWR Independent Review and Jewish-fencing counter-search found no eligible Jewish fencer with six or more Olympic fencing medals. The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Olympic medalist registry documents Lippmann's medals in 1908, 1920 and 1924 and supports the Jewish-fencer comparison set.

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Jewish eligibility verification

Evidence establishing that the holder qualifies as Jewish for JWR purposes.

  • Hall of Famers | International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame — International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Achievement / record verification

Evidence establishing that the holder achieved the result and holds the record as defined.

  • Alexandre Lippmann | Olympedia — Olympedia

Superiority / counter-candidate verification

Evidence comparing the result with other candidates relevant to the record claim.

  • Jewish Olympic Medalists | International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame — International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Jewish eligibility, achievement and superiority evidence retain their separate classifications and are never merged. Context and provenance are not presented as proof of the achievement. Restricted evidence and internal research notes are never published. Learn more about the seven-stage process on the verification page.

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History

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    Published to the official JWR registry.

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