Jeno Fuchs
Encyclopedia
Dr. Jenő Fuchs (October 29, 1882 – March 14, 1955, in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian Olympic
champion sabre
fencer
.
s in Individual and Team Sabre at the 1908 London
Olympic Games.
Four years later, he repeated those twin victories at the 1912 games in Stockholm
. Fuchs was undefeated at the 1912 Olympiad en route to his gold medals.
In 25 individual matches during his Olympic career, Fuchs’ record was: 22 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
in 1982.http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/Tables/Sport/Fencing.htm
Olympic Games
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champion sabre
Sabre (fencing)
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fencer
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
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Fencing career
Born in Budapest, Hungary, Fuchs was Jewish, and the Jews had been barred from bearing arms in the 19th century. He did not belong to any fencing club or win any national tournament, but made it to the Olympics by coming in third in a qualifying competition for the 1908 Olympics.http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:IsRYso3k2-gJ:www.aafla.org/SportsLibrary/Olympika/Olympika_1996/olympika0501k.pdf+Jen%C3%B6+Fuchs&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=17&gl=usOlympics
Fuchs won his first gold medalGold medal
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s in Individual and Team Sabre at the 1908 London
London
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Olympic Games.
Four years later, he repeated those twin victories at the 1912 games in Stockholm
Stockholm
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. Fuchs was undefeated at the 1912 Olympiad en route to his gold medals.
In 25 individual matches during his Olympic career, Fuchs’ record was: 22 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
Hall of Fame
Fuchs was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of FameInternational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world....
in 1982.http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/Tables/Sport/Fencing.htm