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Ildikó Rejtő
Ildikó Rejtő (also known as ''Györgyné Sági'', formerly ''Jenőné Újlaky''; born 11 May 1937) is a retired Hungarian two-time Olympic and five-time World Champion foil fencer. Early and personal life She was born in Budapest, Hungary, and is Jewish. She was born deaf. She had had scoliosis since she was a teenager, which caused her father to enroll her in fencing lessons, in order to help straighten her back. Career highlights Because she was deaf, when she started fencing at age 15 she learned by reading written instructions from her coaches. She won the junior girls world foil championship in 1956–57, and was the Hungarian women's foil champion in 1958. She was the Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year in 1963 and 1964. She represented Hungary in every Olympics from 1960 to 1976 and won seven Olympic medals, two gold (one each in foil individual and foil team), three silver (three foil team), and two bronze (one each in foil individual and foil team). At the 1960 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, second-largest city on the river Danube. The estimated population of the city in 2025 is 1,782,240. This includes the city's population and surrounding suburban areas, over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a List of cities and towns of Hungary, city and Counties of Hungary, municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,019,479. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celts, Celtic settlement transformed into the Ancient Rome, Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Pannonia Inferior, Lower Pannonia. The Hungarian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Fencing Championships
The World Fencing Championships is an annual competition in fencing organized by the International Fencing Federation. Contestants may participate in Foil (fencing), foil, épée, and Sabre (fencing), sabre events. History The FIE first organized an international fencing championship in Paris, France in 1921. The competition in its early years was named the European Championships (''Championnats d'Europe''), and the initial participants were members of the fencing federations of the FIE. In 1921, the only event was men's épée individual. In 1922 and 1923, men's sabre individual was also held. In 1925, only men's sabre individual was held. Since 1926, men's individual events have been held in all three weapons: épée, Foil (fencing), foil, and sabre. In 1929, women's foil was added to the program as well as a men's foil team event. Men's épée and sabre teams were added in 1930 and women's foil team in 1932. Women's épée individual and team events were added in 1988, and wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jews
Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, religion, and community are highly interrelated, as Judaism is their ethnic religion, though it is not practiced by all ethnic Jews. Despite this, religious Jews regard Gerim, converts to Judaism as members of the Jewish nation, pursuant to the Conversion to Judaism, long-standing conversion process. The Israelites emerged from the pre-existing Canaanite peoples to establish Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), Israel and Kingdom of Judah, Judah in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age.John Day (Old Testament scholar), John Day (2005), ''In Search of Pre-Exilic Israel'', Bloomsbury Publishing, pp. 47.5 [48] 'In this sense, the emergence of ancient Israel is viewed not as the cause of the demise of Canaanite culture but as its upshot'. Originally, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 World Fencing Championships
The 1969 World Fencing Championships were held in Havana, Cuba. The event took place from September 30 to October 12, 1969, at the Ciudad Deportiva Coliseum. Overview The Havana World championships were the third straight major fencing event held in the Americas after the 1967 edition in Montreal and the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico. Cuba gave the competition political overtones, including it in the celebrations for the ten years of the Cuban Revolution. Fencing was also stopped on 8 October for a commemoration of the anniversary of Che Guevara's death. The United States, who do not have formal diplomatic relations with Cuba, sent a restricted delegation of 25 fencers. The competition was also marred by numerous failures of the electrical apparatus to the heat and humidity. On sportive terms, the championships were dominated by countries of the Eastern Bloc, especially the Soviet Union, who claimed all three men's team titles. Romania earned their first women's world title. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 World Fencing Championships
The 1958 World Fencing Championships were held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 .... Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events References FIE Results{{World Fencing Championships World Fencing Championships F 1958 in sports in Pennsylvania 1950s in Philadelphia Sports competitions in Philadelphia 1958 in fencing 1958 in American sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 World Fencing Championships
The 1975 World Fencing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and .... Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events References FIE Results{{World Fencing Championships World Fencing Championships World Fencing Championships, 1975 International fencing competitions hosted by Hungary 1970s in Budapest International sports competitions in Budapest 1975 in fencing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 World Fencing Championships
The 1974 World Fencing Championships were held in Grenoble, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan .... Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events References FIE Results{{World Fencing Championships World Fencing Championships 1974 in French sport Sports competitions in Grenoble International fencing competitions hosted by France 1974 in fencing 20th century in Grenoble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 World Fencing Championships
The 1971 World Fencing Championships were held in Vienna, Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust .... The event took place from July 4 to July 17, 1971. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events References FIE Results{{World Fencing Championships World Fencing Championships F 1971 in Austrian sport 1970s in Vienna Sports competitions in Vienna 1971 in fencing July 1971 sports events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 World Fencing Championships
The 1966 FIE World Championships in Fencing, World Fencing Championships were held in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The event took place from July 6 to July 16, 1966. They were organized by the USSR Fencing Federation. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events References FIE Results World Fencing Championships International sports competitions hosted by the Soviet Union, F International fencing competitions hosted by Russia, F 1966 in Soviet sport, World Fencing Championships 1966 in Moscow Sports competitions in Moscow Fencing in the Soviet Union 1966 in fencing {{Fencing-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
