Alex Orban (August 25, 1939 – December 2, 2021) was a Hungarian-American

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fencer. He competed at the

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

and

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

. Orban also qualified for the 1980 Olympic team but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow,

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. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a

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many years later.

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* 1939 births 2021 deaths American male sabre fencers Olympic fencers for the United States Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Hungarian emigrants to the United States Sportspeople from Budapest Pan American Games medalists in fencing Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Congressional Gold Medal recipients Fencers at the 1971 Pan American Games Fencers at the 1975 Pan American Games {{US-fencing-bio-stub

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