Tamás Gábor

Tamás Gábor
Personal information
Born	24 April 1932; Budapest, Hungary
Died	6 May 2007 (aged 75); Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing Hungary
Men's Fencing

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Fencing career

National championships

He was a five-time Hungarian champion.^[4]

World championships

In World Championships competition, Gábor's individual medals were a bronze medal in 1961 and a silver medal in 1962.^[5]^[4] In Team competitions he won three medals: silver in 1957 and 1958, and gold in 1959.^[6]

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.^[7]^[8]

Hall of Fame

Gábor was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.^[2]^[3]

Outside fencing

Outside fencing, Gábor worked in the hotel business.^[4]

References

↑ Day by Day in Jewish Sports History - Bob Wechsler
1 2 Taylor, P. (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics: with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. p. 229. ISBN 9781903900888. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
1 2 "Tamas Gabor". jewishsports.net. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
1 2 3 TamÃ¡s GÃ¡bor Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
↑ "sports123.com" Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
↑ ""Tamas Gabor"". Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2007.
↑ "Olympics Statistics: Tamás Gábor". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
↑ "Tamás Gábor Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2010.

External links

Jewish Sports bio Archived 10 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine
Jews in Sports bio
Jewish Sports Legends bio

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[1] Day by Day in Jewish Sports History - Bob Wechsler

[google-2] 1 2 Taylor, P. (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics: with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. p. 229. ISBN 9781903900888. Retrieved 20 June 2015.

[jewishsports-3] 1 2 "Tamas Gabor". jewishsports.net. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.

[autogenerated1-4] 1 2 3 TamÃ¡s GÃ¡bor Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com

[5] "sports123.com" Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine

[6] ""Tamas Gabor"". Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2007.

[databaseolympics-7] "Olympics Statistics: Tamás Gábor". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 30 October 2010.

[sports-reference-8] "Tamás Gábor Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2010.

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