László Fábián (pentathlete)

The native form of this personal name is Fábián László. This article uses the Western name order.
László Fábián
Personal information
Born 18 February 1963
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport Fencing

László Fábián (born 18 February 18 1963) is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. He participated on the Hungarian team which won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] He also competed in the team épée fencing event at the 1988 Games.[2]

Awards

Fábián was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the Year 1989. The Olympic gold-winning pentathlon team, of which Fábián was a member, was elected Hungarian Team of the year 1988.

References

  1. "1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea Modern Pentathlon" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 16, 2008)
  2. "László Fábián Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
Awards
Preceded by
Tamás Darnyi
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1989
Succeeded by
Tamás Darnyi