Tamás Gábor
- May 6, 2007
- 75 years
About Tamás Gábor
Tamás Gábor, 75, Hungarian Olympic fencer.
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|Tamás Gábor (24 April 1932 – 6 May 2007 in Budapest) was a Hungarian Olympic champion épée fencer.
Gábor was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish.
Fencing career
National championships
He was a five-time Hungarian champion.
World championships
In World Championships competition, Gábor's individual medals were a bronze medal in 1961 and a silver medal in 1962. In Team competitions he won three medals: silver in 1957 and 1958, and gold in 1959.
Olympic career
In 1960 Gábor came in 17th in individual épée and 4th in Team épée at the Olympics in Rome. He won a gold medal in Team Epee with his Hungarian team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Hall of Fame
Gábor was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.
Outside fencing
Outside fencing, Gábor worked in the hotel business.
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