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Full name | Philip Whalley Allison |
Born | Walla Walla, Washington, U.S. | May 21, 1889
Died | July 5, 1982 Salem, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 93)
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Sport | Fencing |
Philip Whalley Allison (May 21, 1889 – July 5, 1982) [1] was an American fencer. [2] He competed in the team foil event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Born in Walla Walla, Washington, [1] Allison attended Cornell University, where he led the fencing team to a National Intercollegiate Fencing Association championship, the first not to be won by either Army or Navy. [3] He was selected for the United States team at the 1924 Summer Olympics in both fencing and modern pentathlon, choosing to compete in fencing; [1] [2] [3] he fenced on the foil team, which reached the quarter finals. He later fenced for the New York Athletic Club, where he was on 8 teams that won national championships, [1] and placed in national championships as an individual. [3] He was inducted into the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996. [3]
Allison was a career officer in the United States Army; he retired as a colonel. He died in 1982 in Salem, Oregon. [1] [2]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Philip Whalley Allison |
Born | Walla Walla, Washington, U.S. | May 21, 1889
Died | July 5, 1982 Salem, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 93)
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing |
Philip Whalley Allison (May 21, 1889 – July 5, 1982) [1] was an American fencer. [2] He competed in the team foil event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Born in Walla Walla, Washington, [1] Allison attended Cornell University, where he led the fencing team to a National Intercollegiate Fencing Association championship, the first not to be won by either Army or Navy. [3] He was selected for the United States team at the 1924 Summer Olympics in both fencing and modern pentathlon, choosing to compete in fencing; [1] [2] [3] he fenced on the foil team, which reached the quarter finals. He later fenced for the New York Athletic Club, where he was on 8 teams that won national championships, [1] and placed in national championships as an individual. [3] He was inducted into the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996. [3]
Allison was a career officer in the United States Army; he retired as a colonel. He died in 1982 in Salem, Oregon. [1] [2]