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Rudolf Cvetko (November 17, 1880 – December 15, 1977) was a Slovene fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] He was the first Slovene to qualify for the Olympics and the first Slovene winner of the Olympic medal. He was part of the Austrian sabre team, which won the silver medal.[2] In the individual foil event he was eliminated in the first round.

Olympic medalist
Rudolf Cvetko
Medal record
Representing  Austrian Empire
Men's Fencing
	1912 Stockholm	Team sabre

Cvetko was born in Senožeče to a Slovene gendarme Janez Cvetko. He studied in Ljubljana and in Trieste, and served in the Austro-Hungarian Army between 1900 and 1913, after which he worked as a physical education teacher in the Slovene-language high school in Gorizia. After WWI, he moved to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

References

External links

• Media related to Rudolf Cvetko at Wikimedia Commons
• Rudolf Cvetko Olympic medals and stats

На других языках

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- [en] Rudolf Cvetko

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[fr] Rudolf Cvetko

Rudolf Cvetko, né le 17 novembre 1880 à Senožeče, Carniole, Autriche-Hongrie et mort le 15 décembre 1977 à Ljubljana, est un escrimeur slovène ayant représenté l'Autriche aux Jeux olympiques.

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[it] Rudolf Cvetko

Rudolf Cvetko (Senožeče, 17 novembre 1880 – Lubiana, 15 dicembre 1977) è stato uno schermidore sloveno, fu il primo sloveno ad aver vinto una medaglia ai giochi olimpici, per l'Austria (scherma)..

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[ru] Цветко, Рудольф

Рудольф Цветко (нем. и словен. Rudolf Cvetko; 17 ноября 1880 (1880-11-17), Сеножече — 15 декабря 1977, Любляна) — австрийский фехтовальщик-саблист, словенец по национальности. Серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1912 года в командном соревновании фехтовальщиков на саблях. Первый в мире словенский спортсмен, ставший олимпийским призёром.

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