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Fencing At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's Sabre
The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 5 December 1956. 35 fencers from 17 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Rudolf Kárpáti, the seventh of nine straight Games in which a Hungarian would win the event. Jerzy Pawłowski of Poland took silver and Lev Kuznetsov of the Soviet Union took bronze, the first medals in the event for each nation and the first time since 1924 that any nation other than Hungary and Italy earned a medal in the men's sabre. Background This was the 13th appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Four of the nine finalists from 1952 returned: gold medalist (and 1948 bronze medalist) Pál Kovács of Hungary, silver medalist (and 1948 gold and 1936 bronze medalist) Aladár Gerevich of Hungary, fourth-pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Kilda Town Hall
St Kilda Town Hall is a grand, classically styled city hall, located on the corner of Brighton Road and Carlisle Street in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The first stage, never completed, was built as the municipal offices and public hall for the former City of St Kilda in 1890. Many additions, internal alterations, and changes in appearance were made in the early and mid 20th century, while serving as the municipal and social heart of St Kilda. A devastating fire in 1991 seriously affected the art collection and burnt out the hall itself, and was followed by a prize winning refurbishment and further extension. After Council amalgamations in 1994, it became the base for the larger City of Port Phillip, and further extensions and renovations have occurred. The hall within remains popular for numerous social events, meetings and performances, a role it has served for over 120 years. History The St Kilda town hall was commissioned to replace an earlier 1859 building on the corner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Roulot
Jacques Roulot (18 November 1933 – 15 February 2002) was a French fencing, fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre (fencing), sabre events at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in Fencing at the 1955 Mediterranean Games, 1955, where he won a silver medal in the team sabre event, and in Fencing at the 1959 Mediterranean Games, 1959, where he won a gold medal in the team sabre event and a silver medal in the individual sabre event. References External links * 1933 births 2002 deaths French male sabre fencers Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers from Paris Fencers at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Fencers at the 1959 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing {{France-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Worth
George Vitéz Worth (born György Woittitz; April 1, 1915 – January 15, 2006) was a Hungarian-born American sabre Olympic medalist fencer. Early and personal life Worth was born György Woittitz in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish. Because of the political climate in Hungary in 1937, Worth sought to emigrate to the United States, but he was unable to do so directly because he was Jewish and spent two years in Cuba. Worth finally came to the United States, and changed his name to George Worth, and at the age of 22 he was living in Manhattan in New York City. He became a US citizen. Worth served for the US in World War II, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge in 1944 and 1945, winning several Bronze Stars. He later served as Captain of the South Orangetown, New York Ambulance Corps and Chief Commissioner of the Orangeburg, New York Fire Department. Fencing career Worth began fencing while he was a youth in Hungary, at Salle Santelli, the salle d’armes of Italo Santelli, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olgierd Porebski
Olgierd Porebski (6 September 1922 – June 1995) was a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References 1922 births 1995 deaths British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Polish emigrants to the United Kingdom {{UK-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Theisen
Roger Theisen (* 11 February 1932 in Luxembourg; † 20. August 2024 in Overijse, Belgium) was a Luxembourgian épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1932 births Possibly living people Luxembourgian male foil fencers Luxembourgian male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Luxembourg Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Luxembourg City Luxembourgian male sabre fencers {{Luxembourg-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Cooperman
Arnold Ralph Cooperman (16 November 1927 – 22 March 2009) was a British three-time Olympic foil and sabre fencer. Personal life Cooperman was born in Stoke Newington, England, and was Jewish. Fencing career He won the British junior championships in foil and sabre in 1950 and 1951, and was a three times British fencing champion, winning the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships in 1954, 1960 and 1961. Cooperman was a medalist at the 1950 Maccabiah Games, the 1953 Maccabiah Games, and the 1969 Maccabiah Games. He competed in the world championships in 1953. He competed on behalf of Great Britain in foil and sabre at the 1956 in Melbourne, and in Rome in the 1960 Summer Olympics and Tokyo in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a gold medal and two silver medals in the foil and sabre respectively at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada. At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games won a gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Asselin
Roland George Arthur Asselin (May 18, 1917 – December 7, 2003) was a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References External links * 1917 births 2003 deaths Canadian male fencers Olympic fencers of Canada Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Fencers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Fencers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Van Der Auwera
Marcel Van Der Auwera (24 August 1923 – 1 May 2008) was a Belgian fencer. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1923 births 2008 deaths Belgian male fencers Belgian sabre fencers Olympic fencers for Belgium Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Tubize Sportspeople from Walloon Brabant {{Belgium-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandor Szoke
Sandor Matyas Szoke (2 October 1927 – 10 July 1990) was a Hungarian-born Australian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was a founding member of the VRI Fencing Club in May 1949, a week after the IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ... awarded Melbourne the 15th Olympiad. References External links * * 1927 births 1990 deaths Australian male fencers Olympic fencers for Australia Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Hungarian emigrants to Australia Fencers from Budapest {{Australia-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masayuki Sano
was a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual foil, épée, and sabre events at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References External links * 1919 births 2000 deaths Japanese male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Japan Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Japanese male foil fencers Japanese male sabre fencers {{Japan-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benito Ramos
Benito Ramos (born 26 March 1913, date of death unknown) was a Mexican épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1913 births Year of death missing Mexican male épée fencers Olympic fencers of Mexico Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco Pan American Games medalists in fencing Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Fencers at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games Mexican male foil fencers Mexican male sabre fencers 20th-century Mexican people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakov Rylsky
Yakov Anufrievich Rylsky (russian: Яков Ануфриевич Рыльский) (25 October 1928 – 9 December 1999) was an Olympic champion and three-time world champion Russian sabre fencer who competed for the Soviet Union. He took part in three Olympic Games and won two medals in the team events. Early life Rylsky was born in Aleksandrovka, Russian SFSR to a Russian mother and Jewish father. Fencing career Rylsky began fencing in 1949. He was a member of the USSR national team between 1953 and 1966. Rylsky was the Soviet sabre champion from 1954 to 1958. In 1963, he won the Dantzer Cup in Paris. Rylsky achieved the title of the Russian Merited Master of Sport, the highest honour given to Soviet athletes. Rylsky trained at Dynamo in Moscow. World championships Rylsky had won three gold medals in the individual sabre at the World Fencing Championships (1958, 1961 and 1963). Olympics Rylsky competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1956 Summer Olympics i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
