Zoltán Horváth is a Hungarian

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...

 retired 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...

 fencer. At the 1960 Olympics

Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types , but women competed only in foil events.-Medal summary:...

, he won the gold medal in the team competition, and the individual silver medal behind team mate Rudolf Kárpáti

Rudolf Kárpáti

Rudolf Kárpáti was a fencer from Hungary, who won six gold medals medals in sabre at four Olympic Games...

. Horváth also took part in the 1964 Olympics

Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types , but women competed only in foil events.-Medal summary:...

, placing fifth in the team competition.

At world championships

FIE World Championships in Fencing

The World Championships in Fencing is an annual competition organized by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime or FIE, . The world championships are, after the Olympic Games, the most prominent international competition in the sport of fencing...

, his biggest success came in 1962

1962 World Fencing Championships

The 1962 World Fencing Championships were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.-Medal table:-References:*...

, when he won the individual competition and placed second with the team. Horváth had already won two gold medals in the team competitions of the 1957

1957 World Fencing Championships

The 1957 World Fencing Championships were held in Paris, France.-Medal table:-References:*...

 and 1958

1958 World Fencing Championships

The 1958 World Fencing Championships were held in Philadelphia, United States.-Medal table:-References:*...

 world championships, and gained a third in 1966

1966 World Fencing Championships

The 1966 World Fencing Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union. The event took place from July 6 to July 16, 1966.-Medal table:-References:*...

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