Emma Fitting

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameEmma Élisabeth•Fitting (-Ramel)
Used nameEmma•Fitting
Born21 November 1900 in Le Sentier, Vaud (SUI)
Died13 November 1986 (aged 85 years 11 months 22 days) in Lausanne, Vaud (SUI)
AffiliationsCercle des Armes de Lausanne, Lausanne (SUI)
NOC Switzerland

Biography

In the 1920s Emma Fitting represented the Cercle des Armes de Lausanne fencing club in Switzerland. Fitting was selected to compete in the women’s individual foil tournament at the 1924 Paris Olympics. She finished third in her qualification pool to advance to the semi-finals before being eliminated. Her brothers Édouard and Frédéric, nephew Willy, and sister-in-law Suzanne all fenced for Switzerland at the Olympics.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Fencing SUI Emma Fitting
Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) 5 p2 r2/3

Olympic family relations