Ernst Baylon

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Non-starter • Referee
SexMale
Full nameErnest Laurenz Matthäus "Ernst"•Baylon
Used nameErnst•Baylon
Born21 October 1903 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
DiedOctober 1975
AffiliationsUnion Fechtclub, Wien (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Fencer Ernst Baylon was Austrian individual foil champion in 1928 and 1930, and was runner-up in 1925, 1929, and 1936. He participated in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics with the foil team eliminated in the second round. At the 1936 Berlin Games the team then placed an unfortunate fourth. Baylon also acted as a referee in Berlin.

At the 1931 and the 1937 World Championships, Baylon won bronze medals with the Austrian foil teams and added a silver in 1933. He was a medical doctor by profession.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Fencing AUT Ernst Baylon
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Austria DNS
1928 Summer Olympics Fencing AUT Ernst Baylon
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Austria 3 p1 r2/4
1936 Summer Olympics Fencing AUT Ernst Baylon
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Austria 4

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
1936 Summer Olympics Fencing AUT Ernst Baylon
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) Semi-Finals Pool 2 Judge
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) Round Two Pool 6 Jury President

Special Notes