Francis Honeycutt

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFrancis Webster•Honeycutt
Used nameFrancis•Honeycutt
Born26 May 1883 in Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California (USA)
Died21 September 1940 in Woodbine, Georgia (USA)
AffiliationsWashington Fencers Club
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Francis Honeycutt won the IFA foil individual championship in 1903 and 1904, and was a member of Army’s championship foil team both those years as well. In 1905, just a year out of West Point, he was second in the AFLA national championship in foil individual, an exceptional result for someone of that age in that era. In 1921, representing the Washington Fencers Club, Honeycutt won the AFLA national championship in foil individual, and was on the winning team in both foil and épée. At the 1920 Olympics, besides the bronze in foil team, he reached the semifinals of the foil individual. Honeycutt spent his entire military career in the field artillery eventually attaining the rank of brigadier general.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Fencing USA Francis Honeycutt
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) 6 p1 r2/3
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) United States 3 Bronze