Jenő Fuchs at the 1912 Olympics
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Born | 29 October 1882 Budapest, Hungary |
Died | 14 March 1955 (aged 72) Budapest, Hungary |
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Sport | Fencing |
Club | Edison KE |
Medal record
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Dr. Jenő Fuchs (29 October 1882 – 14 March 1955, in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.
Born in Budapest, Hungary, Fuchs was Jewish, He reached the Olympics by placing third in a qualifying event.
Fuchs gold medals in Individual and Team Sabre at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where he was undefeated in both events. His overall Olympic record was 22 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
Fuchs was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.[1]