Pál Kovács

Pál Kovács
Personal information
Born	(1912-07-17)17 July 1912 Debrecen, Hungary
Died	8 July 1995(1995-07-08) (aged 82) Budapest, Hungary
Weapon(s)	sabre
Hand	right-handed
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Medal record Mens' sabre Competitor for  Hungary Olympic Games Gold 1936 Berlin Team sabre Gold 1948 London Team sabre Gold 1952 Helsinki Team sabre Gold 1952 Helsinki Individual sabre Gold 1956 Melbourne Team sabre Gold 1960 Rome Team Sabre Bronze 1948 London Individual sabre World Championships Gold Budapest 1933 Team sabre Gold Paris 1937 Team sabre Gold Stockholm 1951 Team sabre Gold Brussels 1953 Team sabre Gold Luxembourg 1954 Team sabre Gold Rome 1955 Team sabre Gold Paris 1957 Team sabre Gold Philadelphia 1958 Team sabre

Pál Kovács (July 17, 1912 – July 8, 1995) was a Hungarian Olympic fencer, who began as a hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing. He was born in Debrecen.^[1]

Biography

By the time Kovács won his first gold, in 1936, he had already been a member of the winning Hungarian team at the 1933 World Championships. The Hungarians would go on to win team sabre gold in five successive Olympics, lasting from 1936 until 1960. The same team won gold eight back-to-back World Championships (including the two Olympics, which double as World Championships in their respective years). Kovács also won individual gold in 1952, as well as individual bronze in 1948. He died in Budapest in July 1995.

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists

References