اولین شمشیرباز ایرانی کیست؟ اولین رشته ورزشی المپیکی ایران کدام است؟ (اثر شماره 724)

نخستین حضور ایران در المپیک

او آقای فریدون مالکم (ملکم) فرزند میرزا ملکم خان بود.

کاروان ورزشی کشورمان برای نخستین بار در بازی‌های 1900 در المپیک شرکت کرده است. در این بازی ها که به میزبانی پاریس برگزار شد کاروان ایران فقط یک شرکت‌ کننده داشت. فریدون ملکم تنها ورزشکار ایران بود که در اسلحه اپه به مصاف اپه ایست های سایر کشورهای شرکت کننده پرداخت. بر این اساس شمشیربازی نخستین رشته ورزشی المپیکی ایران محسوب می‌شود.

Wikipedia

Freydoun Malkom Khan (Persian: فریدون ملکم خان, also Romanized Firidun; 25 December 1875 – 4 June 1954) was an Iranian fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Freydoun Malcolm (variably spelled Malkom) was the fourth child and first son of an Armenian aristocrat from Persia, Mirza Malkom Khan (1834-1908). His father was a diplomat, newspaper editor, and political reformer during the Persian Qajar dynasty. He headed the first Persian embassy in the United States during the presidency of James Buchanan. At the time that Freydoun was born, his father was serving in London as minister plenipotentiary (since 1873) and later as ambassador. Freydoun and his father used the spelling of “Malcolm” for their surname in Europe.

Freydoun graduated from Eton and attended the French military academy, St. Cyr. Freydoun was appointed special adjutant at the Persian Embassy in Paris and later in Rome. During this time, he competed in the épée event of the 1900 Paris Olympics but was eliminated in the second round. Based on his and his father’s long diplomatic service, they were awarded the title of “prince” even though not related to the shah.