Oszkár Gerde
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| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  Hungary |
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| Gold | London 1908 | Team sabre | |
| Gold | Stockholm 1912 | Team sabre | |
Dr. Oszkár Gerde, also spelled "Oskar," (July 8, 1883 - October 8, 1944), born in Budapest, Hungary, was a Hungarian sabre fencer.
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[edit] Fencing career
[edit] Olympics
A member of two Olympic fencing teams for Hungary, Gerde was a sabre fencer who first competed in the Olympics at the 1908 London Games in both the individual and team events. In the team competition, he won a gold medal as Hungary defeated Germany (9-0), Italy (11-5), and Bohemia (9-7). In the individual sabre, Gerde won both his first- and second-round pools to advance to the semifinals. In his semifinal pool, however, he finished in 5th place (4 contestants tied for first); he officially finished in 11th place.
Gerde returned to the Olympics 4 years later at the 1912 Stockholm Games and won another gold medal as the Hungarians took the team sabre event. In the individual sabre, Oszkar again advanced to the semifinals before being eliminated; this time, he finished 23rd overall.
Among his teammates on Hungary's sabre team at both the 1908 and 1912 Olympics were Dezsö Földes, Jenö Fuchs, and Lajos Werkner.
[edit] Fencing Judge
After retiring from international competition, Gerde became a judge at international fencing competitions.
[edit] Concentration Camp and Death
Gerde was deported from Hungary by the Nazis in 1944.
He was killed by the Nazis at Mauthausen concentration camp during the Holocaust. He was one of 119,000 prisoners who died in that camp.
[edit] Hall of Fame
Gerde, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.[1]
