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| Birth name | Michael Lindsay Henderson | |||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1935 | |||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||
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Michael Lindsay Henderson (born 10 October 1935) is a former New Zealand fencer who won a bronze medal representing his country at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Henderson was born on 10 October 1935. [1] He won the bronze medal as part of the New Zealand men's sabre team at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth alongside Bob Binning and Brian Pickworth. [2] At those games, he also competed in the team foil event with Brian Pickworth and Keith Mann, finishing fifth, [3] and in the individual men's foil and sabre events where he did not progress to the final pool stages. [4] [5]
In 1965, Henderson won the men's sabre title at the New Zealand national fencing championships. [1]
At the time of the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Henderson was working as a salesman. [1] At those games, he finished sixth in the men's individual foil but did not progress beyond the elimination round of the individual sabre. [6] In the teams events, he was a member of the New Zealand trios that finished fourth in both the sabre and foil competitions. [6]
Henderson attended the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, where he represented New Zealand in the team and individual events in all three disciplines, namely foil, sabre, and épée. He did not progress beyond the pool stages of any of the individual events. [6] The New Zealand épée team finished in fourth place, while the foil and sabre teams reached the semi-final stages. [6]
The British Fencing Association (BFA), often referred to as British Fencing, is the national governing body (NGB) for the Olympic sport of Fencing in the British Isles.
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New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games was represented by a team of 175 competitors and 24 officials. Selection of the host nation's team for the Games in Auckland, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Harold Nelson. The New Zealand team finished third on the medal table, winning a total of 53 medals, 10 of which were gold.
New Zealand at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 56 competitors and nine officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Max Carr. The New Zealand team finished fifth on the medal table, winning a total of 19 medals, seven of which were gold.
New Zealand at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 66 competitors and 11 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Cardiff, Wales, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was javelin thrower Malcolm Hahn. The New Zealand team finished fifth on the medal table, winning a total of 19 medals, four of which were gold.
New Zealand at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 85 competitors and 11 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Perth, Western Australia, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was runner Murray Halberg. The New Zealand team finished third on the medal table, winning a total of 32 medals, ten of which were gold.
New Zealand at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 65 competitors and 19 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was field athlete Les Mills. The New Zealand team finished 11th on the medal table, winning a total of 14 medals, two of which were gold.
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