Jozef Benedik

Jozef Benedik
Personal information
NationalitySlovak[1]
Born(1898-03-10)10 March 1898
Veselí nad Moravou,[2] Austria-Hungary
Died11 October 1977(1977-10-11) (aged 79)
Nitra, Czechoslovakia
Sport
CountryCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
SportFencing
EventSabre
ClubŠOD Levoča
Medal record
Representing Slovakia Slovak krajina
Czechoslovak Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1929 Prague Sabre
Gold medal – first place 1930 Prague Sabre
Silver medal – second place 1935 Prague Sabre
Bronze medal – third place 1934 Prague Sabre
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Prague Sabre

Jozef Benedik (10 March 1898 – 11 October 1977) was a Slovak fencer.[3] He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[4]

Biography

He was born in Moravia and, as a young soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army, graduated from a cadet school in Kraków. He later came as a captain of the Czechoslovak army to serve in Levoča, Slovakia.[5]

He soon became a stable and inseparable part of the ŠOD Levoča club.[6] He became a two-time champion of Czechoslovakia in the sabre in 1929 and 1930. In the following years he was a regular participant and finalist of the Czechoslovak Championships.[7]

His biggest rivals in the sabre at many championships, including the republican ones, were another Slovak Tibor Klein, from the competing club KAC Košice and Josef Jungmann from Bohemia.[8]

He was part of the Czechoslovak team, At the Olympic Games in Berlin, a team consisting of Jungmann, Benedik, von Friedenfeldt, Kirchmann and Hildebrand ended up in the second round in the team competition in the sabre.[9] He also fenced the individual competition in the sabre, but like the Czechoslovak team, he was eliminated in the 2nd round.[10]

In 1939, he acquired Slovak citizenship. In the years 1939-1944, during the First Slovak Republic, he was the chairman of the Slovak Fencing Association (In Slovak: Slovenský šermovnícky zväz).[11]

As an officer of the Slovak Army, he took part in the war with Poland during the Second World War and also in the war against Soviet Union, for which he was also awarded. After the war, he was promoted to colonel of the restored Czechoslovak Army (1947), but retired two years later in 1949.[12] Later he lived in Nitra and trained young Slovak fencers.[13]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1936 Olympic Games Berlin, Germany 23rd Sabre Men
11th Sabre team Men

National titles

Czechoslovak Fencing Championships:

  • 1929 Prague: 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Sabre)
  • 1930 Prague: 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Sabre)
  • 1934 Prague: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (Sabre)
  • 1935 Prague: 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Sabre)
  • 1936 Prague: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (Sabre)

Dr. Gádor Memorial:

Dr. Heil Cup

  • 1929 Košice: 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Team)

Tatra Fencing Tournament:

References

  1. ^ "Športovec Jozef Benedik" [Athlete Jozef Benedik]. olympic.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Športovec Jozef Benedik" [Athlete Jozef Benedik]. olympic.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Josef Benedik". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Josef Benedik Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  5. ^ Drobný, Peter (6 September 2021). Šerm deň po [Fencing the day after] (in Slovak). Slovenský šermiarský zväz. ISBN 978-80-570-0684-8.
  6. ^ "Josef Benedik". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  7. ^ Drobný, Peter (6 September 2021). Šerm deň po [Fencing the day after] (in Slovak). Slovenský šermiarský zväz. ISBN 978-80-570-0684-8.
  8. ^ Drobný, Peter (6 September 2021). Šerm deň po [Fencing the day after] (in Slovak). Slovenský šermiarský zväz. ISBN 978-80-570-0684-8.
  9. ^ "Dejiny šermu na Slovensku" [History of fencing in Slovakia]. slovak-fencing.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  10. ^ Drobný, Peter (6 September 2021). Šerm deň po [Fencing the day after] (in Slovak). Slovenský šermiarský zväz. ISBN 978-80-570-0684-8.
  11. ^ Drobný, Peter (6 September 2021). Šerm deň po [Fencing the day after] (in Slovak). Slovenský šermiarský zväz. ISBN 978-80-570-0684-8.
  12. ^ Drobný, Peter (6 September 2021). Šerm deň po [Fencing the day after] (in Slovak). Slovenský šermiarský zväz. ISBN 978-80-570-0684-8.
  13. ^ "O školách šermu od Petra Kozu" [About Schools of fencing by Peter Koza]. šerm.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 September 2021.