Dr. Sándor Gombos (December 4, 1895 – January 27, 1968, in
Zombor,
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...
) was a
Hungarian Olympic champion sabre
fencer.
Early and personal life
Gombos was born in
Zombor,
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...
, and was Jewish.
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Fencing career
Gombos was a member of the Nemzeti Vivo Club (NVC), as well as of the Istvan Tisza Fencing Club which he founded in 1925.
Hungarian Championship
Gombos was the Hungarian sabre champion in 1930.
European Championships
At the European Championships (predecessor to the World Championships), Gombos won gold medals in Individual Sabre at the 1926, 1927, 1930, and 1931 events and gold medals in Team Sabre at the 1930 and 1931 events.
Olympics
He won a gold medal in Team Sabre at the 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...
in Amsterdam
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, in which the Hungarian team went undefeated. He finished in fifth place in Individual Sabre, winning 8 of his 11 matches.
Miscellaneous
Gombos fought a duel in 1937 with a fencing instructor, which was reported in the Hungarian press.
Hall of Fame
Gombos, who was Jewish
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, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
See also
* List of select Jewish fencers
* List of Jewish Olympic medalists
References
External links
Jewish Sports bio
Jewish Sports Legends bio
Jewish History and the Ideology of Modern Sport: Approaches and Interpretations"
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1895 births
1968 deaths
Sportspeople from Sombor
Hungarian male sabre fencers
Jewish sabre fencers
Jewish Hungarian sportspeople
Olympic fencers for Hungary
Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in fencing
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics