Aladár Gerevich

Aladár Gerevich
Gerevich in 1960
Personal information
Born(1910-03-16)16 March 1910
Jászberény, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary
Died14 May 1991(1991-05-14) (aged 81)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
ClubMagyar Atlétikai Club
Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre
Budapesti Vörös Meteor SK
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
1932 Los AngelesSabre team
1936 BerlinSabre team
1948 LondonSabre team
1948 LondonSabre individual
1952 HelsinkiSabre team
1956 MelbourneSabre team
1960 RomeSabre team
1952 HelsinkiSabre individual
1936 BerlinSabre individual
1952 HelsinkiFoil team

Aladár Gerevich (16 March 1910 – 14 May 1991) was a Hungarian fencer, regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever". He won seven gold medals in sabre at six different Olympic Games.

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