Lajos Werkner (23 October 1883 – 12 November 1943) was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.[3]
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Born | 23 October 1883[1] Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary | ||||||||||
Died | 12 November 1943 (aged 60) Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||
Event(s) | Sabre | ||||||||||
Club | Nemzeti Vívó Club (NVC), Budapest[2] | ||||||||||
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Werkner was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish.[4][5][6][7] Werkner was educated as a mechanical engineer.
Wernker trained at the Nemzeti Vívó Club (NVC) in Budapest.[2]
Werkner won team gold medals at the 1908 Olympics in London at 24 years of age, and at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm at 28 years of age, placing sixth-seventh individually.[2] He won the Hungarian Championship in sabre in 1912–14.[8]
After retiring from competitions in 1914, Werkner remained active as a sports official.[9]
Werkner died at age 60 in Budapest.[2]
In 1999 Werkner was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[10]