Pál Kovács

Pál Kovács (17 July 1912 – 8 July 1995) was a Hungarian athlete, who began as a hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing.

Key Information

Hungarian sabre team at the 1960 Olympics, Kovács is in the center, just above Aladár Gerevich
Personal information
Born	(1912-07-17)17 July 1912 Debrecen, Hungary
Died	8 July 1995(1995-07-08) (aged 82) Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Fencing career
Sport	Fencing
Weapon	sabre
Hand	right-handed
Club	Honvéd Tiszti Vívó Klub ÖT Ganz-Mávag SportegyesületMávag SportegyesületVasas Sport Club
Medal record Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1936 Berlin Team sabre 1948 London Team sabre 1952 Helsinki Team sabre 1952 Helsinki Individual sabre 1956 Melbourne Team sabre 1960 Rome Team Sabre 1948 London Individual sabre World Championships 1933 Budapest Team sabre 1937 Paris Team sabre 1951 Stockholm Team sabre 1953 Brussels Team sabre 1954 Luxembourg Team sabre 1955 Rome Team sabre 1957 Paris Team sabre 1958 Philadelphia Team sabre
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
	1936 Berlin	Team sabre
	1948 London	Team sabre
	1952 Helsinki	Team sabre
	1952 Helsinki	Individual sabre
	1956 Melbourne	Team sabre
	1960 Rome	Team Sabre
	1948 London	Individual sabre
World Championships
	1933 Budapest	Team sabre
	1937 Paris	Team sabre
	1951 Stockholm	Team sabre
	1953 Brussels	Team sabre
	1954 Luxembourg	Team sabre
	1955 Rome	Team sabre
	1957 Paris	Team sabre
	1958 Philadelphia	Team sabre
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By the time Kovács won his first fencing gold, in 1936, he had already been a member of the winning Hungarian team at the 1933 World Championships. The Hungarians won team sabre gold in five successive Olympics, lasting from 1936 until 1960. The same team won gold eight back-to-back world championships (including the two Olympics, which double as world championships in their respective years). Kovács also won individual gold in 1952, as well as individual bronze in 1948. In 1980, he became vice-president of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. He died in Budapest in July 1995.^[1]

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1. ^ "Pál Kovács Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2010.