Péter Bakonyi (fencer, born 1938)
Péter Bakonyi (Buchwald) (born 17 February 1938) is a Hungarian Olympic sabre fencer. He won two Olympic bronze medals, and one World Championship gold medal.
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| Born | Péter Buchwald[1] 17 February 1938 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bp. Honvéd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
He was born in Budapest, Hungary, and is Jewish.[2][3]
In 1966, fencing for Hungary, he won the gold medal in the men's team sabre at the Fencing World Championships.[1]
He won bronze medals for Hungary in the team sabre events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[4][5] In 1969, he won bronze medals in the individual sabre and team sabre in the Senior Fencing World Championships.[1]
In 2000, he won the gold medal in the Men's Sabre 60+ at the Veteran World Championships.[1]
See also
References
- ""Fencing Olympic and Wor ld Championship Medalists"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- Jewish Olympic Medalists
- "Péter Bakonyi"
- "Olympics Statistics: Péter Bakonyi". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- "Péter Bakonyi Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
External links
- Péter Bakonyi at Olympedia
- Péter Bakonyi at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
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