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'''János Garay''' (February 23, ] - March 5, ]) was a ] ], and one of the best sabre fencers in the world in the ].
'''János Garay''' (February 23, ]-]/45), was a ] ].


==Fencing career== ==Fencing career==
===Hungarian Championship===


Garay was the Hungarian national sabre champion in ].
⚫ In ], Garay captured the Individual European ] Championship ], and a Team Sabre gold medal at the ] Europeans. The European Championships were predecessor to the World Championships, first held in ].


===European and World Championships===
===Olympic career===


He won bronze and ]s for individual and team ] events at the ] ] ], and a ] in team saber at the ] ] Games. In ] and ], Garay captured the Individual European ] Championship ].

⚫ He also he won a team sabre gold medal at the ] European Championships. The European Championships were predecessor to the World Championships, first held in ].

===Olympics===

He won ] for team ] at the ] ] ]. He also won the ] in the individual saber, winning 5 of 7 matches in the finals, including a victory over fellow Hungarian (and teammate) ].

He also won a ] in team saber at the ] ] Games.

The Hungarian team, which included fellow ]rs, ] and ], went undefeated in the competition. They defeated the United States (14-2) and Great Britain (13-3) in the elimination round, beat Germany (12-4) and France (12-4) in the semifinals, and in the finals beat Poland (14-2) and Italy (9-7). Garay won 10 of his 12 bouts.


==Concentration Camp and Death== ==Concentration Camp and Death==
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He was one of 437,000 Jews deported from Hungary after ] occupied the country in ]. He was one of 437,000 Jews deported from Hungary after ] occupied the country in ].


Garay died shortly thereafter in the ] in ], shortly before the end of ]. Garay was killed shortly thereafter, in ], in the ] in ], shortly before the end of ].


==Hall of Fame== ==Hall of Fame==
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Olympic medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men's Fencing
Bronze medal – third place Paris 1924 Team sabre
Silver medal – second place Paris 1924 Team sabre
Gold medal – first place Amsterdam 1928 Team sabre

János Garay (February 23, 1889 - March 5, 1945) was a Hungarian fencer, and one of the best sabre fencers in the world in the 1920s.

Fencing career

Hungarian Championship

Garay was the Hungarian national sabre champion in 1923.

European and World Championships

In 1925 and 1930, Garay captured the Individual European Sabre Championship gold medal.

He also he won a team sabre gold medal at the 1930 European Championships. The European Championships were predecessor to the World Championships, first held in 1937.

Olympics

He won silver medal for team saber at the 1924 Paris Olympics. He also won the bronze medal in the individual saber, winning 5 of 7 matches in the finals, including a victory over fellow Hungarian (and teammate) Zoltan Ozoray Schenker.

He also won a gold medal in team saber at the 1928 Amsterdam Games.

The Hungarian team, which included fellow International Jewish Sports Hall of Famers, Attila Petschauer and Sándor Gombos, went undefeated in the competition. They defeated the United States (14-2) and Great Britain (13-3) in the elimination round, beat Germany (12-4) and France (12-4) in the semifinals, and in the finals beat Poland (14-2) and Italy (9-7). Garay won 10 of his 12 bouts.

Concentration Camp and Death

He was one of 437,000 Jews deported from Hungary after Germany occupied the country in 1944.

Garay was killed shortly thereafter, in 1945, in the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, shortly before the end of World War II.

Hall of Fame

Garay, who was Jewish, was inducted in 1990 into The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel.

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