Dr. Oszkár Gerde (8 July 1883 – 8 October 1944) was a Hungarian sabre fencer who won team gold medals at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics.[4] After finishing his active career he judged international fencing competitions[5] and worked as a lawyer.[6] Being a Jew, he was deported from Hungary in 1944, and killed in the same year at the Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camp in Austria.[1][7] In 1989 he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
![]() Gerde at the 1908 Olympics | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Oszkár Pál Gerde | |||||||||||||
Born | 8 July 1883[1][2][3] Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary | |||||||||||||
Died | 8 October 1944 (aged 61) Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, Austria | |||||||||||||
Alma mater | Fasori Gimnázium | |||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sabre | |||||||||||||
Club | Magyar AC | |||||||||||||
Coached by | Italo Santelli László Borsody | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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