Jenő Fuchs

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Jenő Fuchs
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Jenő Fuchs at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born 29 October 1882
Budapest, Hungary
Died 14 March 1955 (aged 72)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport Fencing
Club Edison KE

Dr. Jenő Fuchs (29 October 1882 – 14 March 1955, in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.[1]

Fencing career

Born in Budapest, Hungary, Fuchs was Jewish,[2] He reached the Olympics by placing third in a qualifying event.[3]

Olympics

Fuchs gold medals in Individual and Team Sabre at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where he was undefeated in both events. His overall Olympic record was 22 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Hall of Fame

Fuchs was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.[1]

See also

References

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  3. Andrew Handler (1985) From the Ghetto To The Games: Jewish Athletes in Hungary at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 May 2008)

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