Michael Amberg

Michael John Amberg was a British fencer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Amberg was educated at Charterhouse School and aged 17 won both the sabre and foil titles at the Public Schools Championship. He was capped at international level in May 1952 and won the Cole Memorial Trophy.
Amberg represented England at three Commonwealth Games and won six medals; three gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze medal in the sabre events from 1954 to 1962. He was a three times British fencing champion, winning the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships in 1957, 1958 and 1959.
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Amberg competed in the individual and team sabre events.