Jenő Fuchs
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Jenő Fuchs at the 1912 Olympics
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Born | 29 October 1882 Budapest, Hungary |
Died | 14 March 1955 (aged 72) Budapest, Hungary |
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Sport | Fencing |
Club | Edison KE |
Medal record
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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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- ↑ Andrew Handler (1985) From the Ghetto To The Games: Jewish Athletes in Hungary at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 May 2008)
External links
- Jewish Sports bio
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- "From the Ghetto to the Games: Jewish Athletes in Hungary"; 1985 at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 May 2008)
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