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Gimnasia y Esgrima (Gymnastics and Fencing) is the name of several sports clubs in Argentina: Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires (GEBA) Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia; Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay; Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy (GEJ) Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (CGE or GELP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (basketball)
The Fencing Master (Spanish: El maestro de esgrima) is a 1992 Spanish adventure film directed by Pedro Olea, and starring Omero Antonutti, Assumpta Serna, and Joaquim de Almeida. Based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Arturo Pérez-Reverte , the plot follows a renowned fencer who becomes the mentor for a young woman seeking a means of revenge.
The 1993 Copa Centenario de la AFA Final was a football match played on January 30, 1994, between Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata and River Plate to determine the Copa Centenario de la AFA champion. The match was played at Gimnasia y Esgrima's venue, Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo in La Plata . [ 1 ]
The institution was founded as "Club Cosmopolita de Gimnasia y Esgrima" on 11 November 1880, by fencing and gymnastics enthusiasts in the "Confitería del Aguila", a traditional coffee house of Buenos Aires. Léon Marchand was designed as the first president of the club.
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It was named after doctor in biochemistry Víctor Nethol (1915–1977), who served as teacher at the National University of La Plata [4] and president of the Chemistry Professional Council in the same city. [5] As a sports enthusiast, he served as vice-president of Gimnasia y Esgrima and president of "Liga Amateur de Football".
Another great campaign was in the 1999–00 season when the team finished 3rd. This performance allowed Gimnasia to play the Liga Sudamericana de Clubes (South American championship), being the first time a team from Patagonia played an international competition. Gimnasia y Esgrima was a finalist, finally losing to Estudiantes de Olavarría.
The club was founded in 1890 as "Club de Esgrima" (Fencing Club) with Dr. Carlos Ponce as its first president. In 1893 a group of members came up with new ideas, proposing to encourage the practice of other sports, mainly basque pelota. Therefore, the club was renamed "Club de Pelota". In 1894 the club leaders acquired a land in Mendoza. [4]