Dr. Sándor Gombos (December 4, 1895 – January 27, 1968, in
Zombor,
Kingdom of Hungary
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) 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 the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...
, 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
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in Amsterdam
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, in which the Hungarian team went undefeated.
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
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame ( he, יד לאיש הספורט היהודי, translit=Yad Le'ish HaSport HaYehudi) was opened July 7, 1981 in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere arou ...
in 1997.
See also
* List of select Jewish fencers
References
External links
Jewish Sports bioJewish Sports Legends bioJewish 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 male sabre fencers
Jewish Hungarian sportspeople
Olympic fencers of 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