János Garay (23 February 1889 – 21 April 1945) was a Hungarian fencer,[1] and one of the best sabre fencers in the world in the 1920s.[2][3]
Jànos Garay | |
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Born | 23 February 1889 Budapest, Hungary |
Died | 21 April 1945(1945-04-21) (aged 56) Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, Austria |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Fencing | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
![]() | 1928 Amsterdam | Team sabre |
![]() | 1924 Paris | Team sabre |
![]() | 1924 Paris | Individual sabre |
Garay had two children: Jànos, a water polo player and Mària, a swimmer. He was also father-in-law to Valéria Gyenge.[4]
Garay was the Hungarian national sabre champion in 1923.[5]
In 1925[5] and 1930, Garay captured the Individual European Sabre Championship gold medal. He won the team sabre gold medal at the 1930 European Championships.
He won silver medal for team saber at the 1924 Paris Olympics.[6]
He also won a gold medal in team saber at the 1928 Amsterdam Games.[6]
He was one of 437,000 Jews deported from Hungary to a concentration camp after Germany occupied the country in 1944.[5]
Garay was killed shortly thereafter, in 1945, in the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, shortly before the end of World War II.[7][8]
Garay, who was Jewish, was inducted in 1990 into The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel.[9][10][11]
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