László Fábián (born 18 February 1963) is a Hungarian

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing (one-touch épée followed by direct elimination), freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running. The sport wa ...

and Olympic champion. He participated on the Hungarian team which won a gold medal at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

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."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Modern Pentathlon"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 16, 2008) He also competed in the team

épée The (, ; ), also rendered as epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains a ...

fencing event at the 1988 Games.

Awards

Fábián was elected

Hungarian Sportsman of the Year Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year () awards are granted each year since 1958, with categories for sportsmen, sportswomen, teams, coach (sports), coaches (since 1985) and presidents (since 1995). List of winners Statistics Individual winn ...

1989. The Olympic gold-winning pentathlon team, of which Fábián was a member, was elected Hungarian Team of the year 1988.

References

1963 births Living people Hungarian male modern pentathletes Hungarian male épée fencers Olympic modern pentathletes for Hungary Olympic fencers for Hungary Modern pentathletes at the 1988 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1992 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes from Budapest 21st-century Hungarian people Friendship Games medalists 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-fencing-bio-stub