Lajos Werkner

The native form of this personal name is Werkner Lajos. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Lajos Werkner
Personal information
Born23 October 1883[1]
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died12 November 1943 (aged 60)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportFencing
EventSabre
ClubNemzeti Vívó Club (NVC), Budapest[2]
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Team sabre
Hungarian sabre team at the 1908 Olympics. Left-right: Lajos Werkner, Oszkár Gerde, Jenő Fuchs, and Péter Tóth

Lajos Werkner (23 October 1883 – 12 November 1943) was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.[3]

Early and personal life

Werkner was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish.[4][5][6][7] Werkner was educated as a mechanical engineer.

Fencing career

Wernker trained at the Nemzeti Vívó Club (NVC) in Budapest.[2]

Werkner won team gold medals at the 1908 Olympics in London at 24 years of age, and at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm at 28 years of age, placing sixth-seventh individually.[2] He won the Hungarian Championship in sabre in 1912–14.[8]

After retiring from competitions in 1914, Werkner remained active as a sports official.[9]

Werkner died at age 60 in Budapest.[2]

Hall of Fame

In 1999 Werkner was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lajos Werkner Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Lajos Werkner Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
  3. ^ "Lajos Werkner". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ Day by Day in Jewish Sports History – Bob Wechsler
  5. ^ Everyman's Judaica: An Encyclopedic Dictionary
  6. ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica – Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum
  7. ^ From the Ghetto to the Games: Jewish Athletes in Hungary – Andrew Handler
  8. ^ Werkner Lajos. mek.oszk.hu
  9. ^ Olimpiai érmeseink – Werkner Lajos. Hungarian Olympic Committee
  10. ^ "Werkner, Lajos". Jews In Sports. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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