Tamás Gábor
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Tamás Gábor was a Hungarian épée fencer.
in Team Epee with his Hungarian team at the 1964 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo
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in 1996.
World championships
In World Championships competition, Gabor’s individual medals were a bronze in 1961 and a silver in 1962.http://sports123.com/fen/mw-ep.html In Team competitions he won 3 medals: silver in 1957 and 1958, and gold in 1959.Olympic career
In 1960 he came in 17th in individual épée and 4th in Team épée at the Olympics in Rome. He won a gold medalGold medal
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in Team Epee with his Hungarian team at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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Hall of Fame
Gábor, 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 1996.