Csaba Fenyvesi (14 April 1943 – 3 November 2015) was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic champion in

épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...

competition. He won a gold medal in the individual épée event at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

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."1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Fencing"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on July 1, 2008) He participated on the Hungarian teams that won gold medals in team épée in 1968 and in 1972. Fenyvesi died following a short illness on November 3, 2015 at the age of 72.

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