Sándor Szabó (29 January 1941 – 7 August 1992) was a Hungarian fencer who specialized in the

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discipline. He represented

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in three consecutive

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, participating in both the individual and team foil events in 1964, 1968, and 1972.

Early life

Sándor Szabó was born on 29 January 1941 in Hungary. Public documentation on his early life is limited, but it is known that he trained within Hungary’s state-supported sports system, which had produced multiple Olympic fencing champions.

Career

Szabó began competing internationally in the 1960s and earned a place on the Hungarian national fencing team. He made his Olympic debut at the

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, where he competed in both the individual and team foil events. He returned to the Games in

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and again in

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, maintaining his position as one of Hungary’s leading foil fencers during a golden age of fencing in the country.

Later life and death

After retiring from competition, Szabó was believed to have remained connected to Hungarian fencing through coaching and mentorship, although comprehensive records of his post-competition career are not widely available. He passed away on 7 August 1992, aged 51.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Szabo, Sandor 1941 births 1992 deaths Hungarian male foil fencers Olympic fencers for Hungary Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Fencers from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen