Aladar gerevich biography of william
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Aladár Gerevich
- 1908: HUN Fuchs, Gerde, Tóth, Werkner, Földes
- 1912: HUN Berti, Földes, Fuchs, Gerde, Mészáros, Schenker, Tóth, Werkner
- 1920: ITA Baldi, Gargano, A. Nadi, N. Nadi, Puliti, Santelli, Urbani
- 1924: ITA Anselmi, Balzarini, Bertinetti, Bini, Cuccia, Moricca, Puliti, Sarrocchi
- 1928: HUN Tersztyánszky, Garay, Petschauer, Rády, Gombos, Glykais
- 1932: HUN Petschauer, Nagy, Glykais, Piller, Gerevich, Kabos
- 1936: HUN Gerevich, Berczelly, Kovács, Kabos, Rajcsányi, Rajczy
- 1948: HUN Gerevich, Berczelly, Kárpáti, Kovács, Rajcsányi, Papp
- 1952: HUN Gerevich, Berczelly, Kárpáti, Kovács, Rajcsányi, Papp
- 1956: HUN Gerevich, Kárpáti, Kovács, Keresztes, Hámori, Magay
- 1960: HUN Gerevich, Kárpáti, Kovács, Horváth, Delneky, Mendelényi
- 1964: URS Mavlikhanov, Rakita, Rylsky, Melnikov, Asatiani
- 1968: URS Mavlikhanov, Rakita, Sidyak, Nazlymov, Vinokurov
- 1972: ITA Maffei, Rigoli, Salvadori, M.A. Montano, M.T. Montano
- 1976: URS Sidyak, Nazlymov, Krovopuskov, Burtsev, Vinokurov
- 1980: URS Sidyak, Nazlymov, Krovopuskov, Burtsev
- 1984: ITA Marin, Dalla Barba, Scalzo, Meglio, Arcidiacono
- 1988: HUN Nébald, Szabó, Bujdosó, Gedővári, Csongrádi
- 1992: EUN Kiriyenko, Shirshov, Pohosov, Gu
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Fencing
Overview
Think of fencing and you think of Errol Flynn, the sword fighting hero of dozens of films in the 1930s and 1940s, including the Adventures of Robin Hood and Captain Blood.
Or perhaps Peter Pan, the elfin star of the Walt Disney film of the same name who takes on and beats the evil pirate Captain Hook in a breathtaking display of swordsmanship.
The three musketeers may also feature in your thinking. The swashbuckling deeds of the heroes of Alexandre Dumas's novel have been told and retold in books and films through the decades.
But how many people would associate fencing with the Olympics? Perhaps they should, fencing is one of only four sports to have featured at every Games in the modern era.
It has given the Games some of its greatest performers. Hungary's Aladar Gerevich is a case in point.
He won seven gold medals in the individual and team sabre events over the course of six consecutive Olympic campaigns - the longest medal-winning career of any athlete in any sport.
Another fencing great was the Italian Edoardo Mangiarotti who won a total of 13 fencing medals.
An interesting character, Mangiarotti was naturally right-handed but was forced by his father to fence with his left hand as it was thought to be an advantage.
Fencing has also
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ROME 1960
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