Sándor Erdős (born 21 August 1947 in
Budapest
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) is a
Hungarian Hungarian may refer to:
* Hungary, a country in Central Europe
* Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946
* Hungarians, ethnic groups in Hungary
* Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assignme ...
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 contain ...
fencer.
Olympics
Erdős won a
gold medal in the team
épée
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at the
1972 Summer Olympics
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in
Munich
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.
At the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
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he came in 4th in the team épée, and tied for 7th in the team foil.
See also
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Erdős
Erdős, Erdos, or Erdoes is a Hungarian surname.
People with the surname include:
* Ágnes Erdős (born 1950), Hungarian politician
* Brad Erdos (born 1990), Canadian football player
* Éva Erdős (born 1964), Hungarian handball player
* Józ ...
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List of select Jewish fencers
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1947 births
Living people
Hungarian male épée fencers
Olympic fencers of Hungary
Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in fencing
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Hungarian male foil fencers
Fencers from Budapest
20th-century Hungarian people
21st-century Hungarian people
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