Dr. Sándor Gombos (December 4, 1895 – January 27, 1968, in Zombor,

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) was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.

Early and personal life

Gombos was born in Zombor,

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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

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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

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, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gombos, Sambor 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