Tamás Gábor

The native form of this personal name is Gábor Tamás. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Tamás Gábor
Personal information
Born(1932-04-24)24 April 1932
Budapest, Hungary
Died6 May 2007(2007-05-06) (aged 75)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Hungary
Men's Fencing
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team epée

Tamás Gábor (24 April 1932 – 6 May 2007 in Budapest) was a Hungarian Olympic champion épée fencer.

Gábor was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish.[1][2][3]

Fencing career

National championships

He was a five-time Hungarian champion.[4]

World championships

In World Championships competition, Gábor's individual medals were a bronze medal in 1961 and a silver medal in 1962.[5][4] In Team competitions he won three medals: silver in 1957 and 1958, and gold in 1959.[6]

Olympic career

In 1960 Gábor came in 17th in individual épée and 4th in Team épée at the Olympics in Rome. He won a gold medal in Team Epee with his Hungarian team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[7][8]

Hall of Fame

Gábor was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.[2][3]

Outside fencing

Outside fencing, Gábor worked in the hotel business.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Day by Day in Jewish Sports History - Bob Wechsler
  2. ^ a b Taylor, P. (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics: with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. p. 229. ISBN 9781903900888. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Tamas Gabor". jewishsports.net. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Tamás Gábor Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
  5. ^ "sports123.com" Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Tamas Gabor"
  7. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Tamás Gábor". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Tamás Gábor Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2010.


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