László István Orbán (born April 17, 1930, in
Cluj
Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...
, died May 31, 2018, in
Balatonfűzfő
Balatonfűzfő is a town at the northeast corner of Lake Balaton in Hungary.
History
The earliest settlements in the area were founded by the Celts, Avars and Romans. Material findings dating from the Middle Ages
In the history of ...
) is one of the most significant fencers of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in Cluj who performed in national championships.
[Sallai, 2009] Orbán raised the quality of the sport after the second world war and met challenges from much better supported and advantaged fencers from Bucharest. His grandfather was
János Spáda, a famous architect in Kolozsvár (today
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...
,
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
), and his cousin, Prof.
Béla Orbán, a mathematician in the same city, all of them
ethnic Hungarians.
Notes
References
* Sallai, AL (2009). Elfelejtett történetek: Folyamatosan a siker kapujában. Szabadság
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* Csomafáy Ferenc (2011). Megalakult a kolozsvári vívók baráti társasága, erdon.r
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* Killyéni, A. (2018). Búcsú Orbán Laci bácsitól. Szabadság
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Fencers from Cluj-Napoca
Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent
Romanian male fencers
1930 births
2018 deaths
20th-century Romanian sportsmen
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