Charles Tatham (fencer)

Charles T. Tatham (September 3, 1854 – September 24, 1939) was an American fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Tatham (center standing) with William Scott O'Connor, C. C. Nadal, and Albertson Van Zo Post in 1891
Olympic medal record
Men's Fencing
Representing  United States
1904 St Louis Épée
1904 St Louis Team foil
1904 St Louis Foil

He was born and died in New York City and worked for his father's lead manufacturing company in Philadelphia.[1]

In 1891, Tatham was one of the founders of the AFLA/USFA.[2]

Tatham won both the National individual epee title and the Individual men's foil title in 1901 and repeated the epee title in 1902 and 1903. He was a member of the National title men's epee team in 1908.[2]

In 1904 he won the silver medal in the individual épée and team foil competition and bronze in individual foil competition.[1] Although from the United States, Tatham was listed as representing Cuba in the Olympics. The majority (81%) of Olympic athletes at the 1904 games were from the United States, but were listed as representing various countries.[3]

References
  1. "Charles Tatham Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  2. "Tatham, Charles". US Fencing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  3. Mallon, Bill (1998). "1904 Olympic Games – Analysis and Summaries" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2018-09-01.


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