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Sport
  
Fencing

Name
  
Jeno Kamuti

Born
  
17 September 1937 (age 86) (
1937-09-17
)
Budapest, Hungary

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Dr. Jenő Kamuti (Hungarian: Kamuti Jenő, born September 17, 1937, in Budapest) is a former Hungarian foil fencer.

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Fencing career

Kamut was a member of the Hungarian foil team from 1956 to 1976. He was World Team Champion in foil in 1957 and University World Champion for foil in 1959, 1961, 1963, and 1965. He was team and individual World silver medalist in foil in 1961, 1963, and 1967. He won the World Cup for foil in 1973. He was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin Trophy in 1976.

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At the Olympics, he twice won individual silver medals in foil, at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics.

Sports Diplomacy

  • Member of Executive Committee of International Fencing Federation (F.I.E.), 1986–2004
  • Secretary General of the F.I.E., 1992–96
  • President of the European Fencing Confederation, 1996–2005
  • Member of International Committee for Fair Play Administration Council, 1978 –
  • President of the International Committee for Fair Play, 2000–
  • Member of the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), 1992–2005
  • Secretary General of Hungarian Olympic Committee, 2005–

    • Miscellaneous

    He was surgeon (gastroenterologist) and Head Doctor at M.A.V. Hospital.

    References

    Jenő Kamuti Wikipedia
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