Draft:Edmond Brassart


Eugène Edmond Brassart, more commonly known as Edmond Brassart or Edmond Brassard, was an Olympic fencer who competed for the French team in the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1][2]. Bassart placed 6th in the Olympic Men's Master Fencing division[3][4].

Brassart was born March 5th, 1870 in Paris, France[5]. He died as the result of a bridge collapse. The brige, known as the Passerelle des Invalides, was a wooden bridge constructed as a temporary footpath during the 1900 Exhibition[6]. Brassart was one of four deaths among an estimated 30-50 casualties upon the bridge's collapse[7]

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  1. ^ "PARÍS 1900 RESULTADOS ESGRIMA ESPADA MAESTROS MASCULINA". olympics.com. The International Olympic Committee.
  2. ^ "Edmond Brassart". Olympedia.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "PARÍS 1900 RESULTADOS ESGRIMA ESPADA MAESTROS MASCULINA". olympics.com. The International Olympic Committee.
  4. ^ "Edmond Brassart". Olympedia.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Edmond Brassart". Olympedia.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Edmond Brassart". Olympedia.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Edmond Brassart". Olympedia.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.