Sport Fencing Name Jeno Fuchs | Club Edison KE Role Olympic athlete | |
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Died March 14, 1955, Budapest, Hungary Similar People Ervin Meszaros, Bela Bekessy, Otto Herschmann, Rudolf Cvetko | ||
Dr. Jenő Fuchs (29 October 1882 – 14 March 1955, in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.
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Fencing career
Born in Budapest, Hungary, Fuchs was Jewish, He reached the Olympics by placing third in a qualifying event.
Olympics
Fuchs gold medals in Individual and Team Sabre at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where he was undefeated in both events. His overall Olympic record was 22 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
Hall of Fame
Fuchs was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.[1]
References
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