Zoltán Ozoray Schenker (13 October 1880 – 25 August 1966) was a
Hungarian Olympic
sabre
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and
foil
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fencer, who won three Olympic medals.
Early life
Schenker was born in
Váradszentmárton, Hungary (now Sânmartin, Bihor County, Romania), and was Jewish.
Olympics
Schenker appeared in three
Olympiad
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s, winning three medals.
At the
1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm at the age of 31, Schenker won a
gold medal in the team sabre event, and placed fourth in individual sabre. In individual foil, he was eliminated in the semifinal round.
At the
1924 Summer Olympics in Paris at the age of 43, he won a
bronze medal in team foil and a
silver medal in team sabre. In individual events, Schenker placed fourth in individual sabre and was eliminated in the first round in individual foil.
Schenker also competed in individual foil at the
1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam at the age of 47, where he reached the semifinals but lost to bronze medalist fellow Hungarian
János Garay
János Garay (10 October 1812 – 5 November 1853) was a Hungarian poet and author, born in Szekszárd, Tolna County. From 1823 to 1828 he studied at Pécs, and subsequently, in 1829, at the University of Pest. In 1834 he brought out an heroic ...
.
Writing
Schenker was also an author on fencing.
He authored ''A modern magyar kardvívás'' (Sport Lap- és Könyvkiadó, 1956), ''Säbelflechten'' (Corvina, 1961), and co-authored with Adam Papée and Tadeusz Friedrich (Sport i Turystyka, 1962).
He died in
Budapest
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, Hungary, in 1966.
He was buried at the
Farkasréti Cemetery
Farkasréti Cemetery or Farkasrét Cemetery ( hu, Farkasréti temető) is one of the most famous cemeteries in Budapest. It opened in 1894 and is noted for its extensive views of the city (several people wanted it more to be a resort area than a c ...
.
">"Schenker Zoltán két fegyvernem klasszisa volt" , Sport , Szeged,
delmagyar.hu.
See also
* List of select Jewish fencers
References
External links
Olympic medals
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1880 births
1966 deaths
Hungarian people of German descent
Hungarian male foil fencers
Olympic fencers for Hungary
Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Olympic silver medalists for Hungary
Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in fencing
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Jewish foil fencers
Jewish sabre fencers
Jewish Hungarian sportspeople
People from Bihor County
Burials at Farkasréti Cemetery
Hungarian male sabre fencers