Pál Gerevich
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Pál Gerevich is a Hungarian
fencer
, who won two Olympic bronze medals in the team sabre competitions. Pál Gerevich won the world championships in sabre fencing in 1977 and is currently coaching the Viennese fencing club Wiener Sportclub.
He also was a member of the Hungarian team that won the world championships in 1973, 1978, 1981 and 1982, and won silver in 1975 and bronze in 1977. He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1977.
He is the son of legendary fencer Aladár Gerevich
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Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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...
, who won two Olympic bronze medals in the team sabre competitions. Pál Gerevich won the world championships in sabre fencing in 1977 and is currently coaching the Viennese fencing club Wiener Sportclub.
He also was a member of the Hungarian team that won the world championships in 1973, 1978, 1981 and 1982, and won silver in 1975 and bronze in 1977. He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1977.
He is the son of legendary fencer Aladár Gerevich
Aladár Gerevich
Aladár Gerevich was a fencer from Hungary, regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever". He won medals in sabre in six Olympics. With Birgit Fischer, Gerevich was one of only two athletes to do so. He is also the only athlete to win the same event six times...
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