|
Fencing At The 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Sabre
The men's sabre was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The Hungarian fencers dominated the competition, with all 12 advancing to the semifinals. In 2 of the 4 semifinals, the Hungarians took the top three places. In a third, Hungarian fencers took the two qualifying spots while the third Hungarian did not start. In the remaining semifinal, Nedo Nadi of Italy placed second to become the only non-Hungarian fencer to advance to the final (the three Hungarians took first, third, and fourth in that semifinal). The final consisted of 7 Hungarian fencers and Nadi. Nadi took fifth. Jenő Fuchs successfully defended his 1908 Olympic title, the first man to win multiple medals in the sabre. Béla Békessy took silver and Ervin Mészáros earned bronze. Background This was the fifth appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Four of the ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajos Werkner
Lajos Werkner (23 October 1883 – 12 November 1943) was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer. Early and personal life Werkner was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish. Werkner was educated as a mechanical engineer. Fencing career Wernker trained at the Nemzeti Vívó Club (NVC) in Budapest. 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. He won the Hungarian Championship in sabre in 1912–14. After retiring from competitions in 1914, Werkner remained active as a sports official. Hungarian Olympic Committee Werkner died at age 60 in Budapest. Hall of Fame In 1999 Werkner was inducted into th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
