Sándor Gombos
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Dr. Sándor Gombos (December 4, 1895, in Sombor
, Serbia
– January 27, 1968, in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian fencer
.
The European Championships were predecessor to the World Championships, first held in 1937.
in Team Sabre
at the 1928 Summer Olympics
in Amsterdam
, in which the Hungarian team went undefeated.
In the individual competition, Gombos reached the finals but did not medal. After winning 8 of his 11 bouts, he finished in 5th place.
in 1997.http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/Tables/Sport/Fencing.htm
Sombor
Sombor is a city and municipality located in northwest part of Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina. The city has a total population of 48,749 , while the Sombor municipality has 87,815 inhabitants...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
– January 27, 1968, in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian 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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World Championships
Gombos was World Champion, winning gold medals in individual sabre at the 1926 and 1927 European Championships,http://sports123.com/fen/mw-sa.html and gold medals in Team Sabre at the 1930 and 1931 European Championships.The European Championships were predecessor to the World Championships, first held in 1937.
Olympics
He won a gold medalGold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in Team Sabre
Sabre
The sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger...
at the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, in which the Hungarian team went undefeated.
In the individual competition, Gombos reached the finals but did not medal. After winning 8 of his 11 bouts, he finished in 5th place.
Miscellaneous
Gombos fought a duel in 1937 with a fencing instructor, which was reported in the Hungarian press.http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:ECrg_31rmNMJ:www.s-port.de/david/bibliothek/jsh2503h.pdf+S%C3%A1ndor+Gombos+fencer&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=25&gl=usHall of Fame
Gombos, who was Jewish, 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 1997.http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/Tables/Sport/Fencing.htm