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| Born | (1932-04-24)24 April 1932 Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 2007(2007-05-06) (aged 75) Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
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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.
Fencing career
National championships
He was a five-time Hungarian champion.
World championships
In World Championships competition, Gábor's individual medals were a bronze medal in 1961 and a silver medal in 1962. In Team competitions he won three medals: silver in 1957 and 1958, and gold in 1959.
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.
Hall of Fame
Gábor was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.
Outside fencing
Outside fencing, Gábor worked in the hotel business.
See also
References
- Day by Day in Jewish Sports History - Bob Wechsler
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tamas Gabor". jewishsports.net. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ Tamás Gábor Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- "sports123.com" Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
- "Tamas Gabor"
- "Olympics Statistics: Tamás Gábor". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- "Tamás Gábor Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
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