Tamás Gábor (24 April 1932 – 6 May 2007 in Budapest) was a
Hungarian Olympic champion
épée
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fencer.
Gábor was born in
Budapest, Hungary
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, and was Jewish.
Fencing career
National championships
He was a five-time Hungarian champion.
[Tamás Gábor Bio, Stats, and Results , Olympics at Sports-Reference.com]
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World championships
In World Championships competition, Gábor's individual medals were a bronze medal in 1961 and a silver medal in 1962.
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Olympic career
In 1960 Gábor came in 17th in individual épée and 4th in Team épée at the Olympics in Rome. He won a gold medal
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in Team Epee with his Hungarian team at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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in Tokyo
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.
Hall of Fame
Gábor was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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in 1996.
Outside fencing
Outside fencing, Gábor worked in the hotel business.
See also
* List of select Jewish fencers
References
External links
Jewish Sports bioJews in Sports bioJewish Sports Legends bio
1932 births
2007 deaths
Hungarian male épée fencers
Jewish Hungarian sportspeople
Jewish male épée fencers
Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic fencers of Hungary
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in fencing
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Fencers from Budapest
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