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Oskar Gerde

Oszkár Gerde
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Team sabre

Oszkár Gerde (July 8, 1883 – October 8, 1944) was a two-time Olympic champion Hungarian fencer.

Dr. Oszkár Gerde, who was Jewish, was born July 8, 1883, in Budapest, Hungary. He was affiliated with MAC, in Budapest. Subsequently, he judged international fencing competitions.

He won two gold medals at the Olympics, in 1908 and 1912 winning the team sabre with the Hungarian team.

He was deported from Hungary in 1944 and was killed October 8, 1944, at the age of 61 in Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camp, Oberösterreich, Austria.


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