Lajos Werkner
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Competitor for  Hungary |
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| Gold | London 1908 | Team sabre | |
| Gold | Stockholm 1912 | Team sabre | |
Lajos Werkner (born October 23, 1883, in Hungary; died November 12, 1943) was a Hungarian sabre fencer.
[edit] Olympic career
He won gold medals in Team Sabre at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games.
At the 1908 London Games, his gold medal teammates included Jewish fencers Dr. Jenö Fuchs and Oskar Gerde, both International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame honorees, and Dezsö Földes. Werkner then competed in the individual sabre event and advanced to the final pool, where he finished in 8th place.
In 1912 at the Stockholm Games, his Jewish gold medal teammates were again Foldes, Fuchs, and Gerde. He also competed in the individual event, and again advanced to the final pool. Werkner finished 7th.
[edit] Hall of Fame
Werkner, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.[1]
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