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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing, Épée | ||||||||||||||
Event | Foil | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Glasgow Fencing Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joseph Rorke is a former international fencer from Scotland who won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Rorke was a member of the Glasgow Fencing Club. [1] and finished runner-up behind George Sandor in the 1966 Edgbaston Cup foil final and was also runner-up in the De Escofet Cup épée final. [2]
Rorke represented the Scotland team [3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in the team foil event. [4] He subsequently won a bronze medal in the team foil with Robert Wilson and George Sandor. [5] [6] Rorke had also planned to take part in the individual foil event but sprained an ankle and was unable to compete, deciding to rest the ankle for the team event. [7]
In 1967 he represented Scotland in the home nations tournament. [8]
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