Tamás Gábor (24 April 1932 – 6 May 2007 in Budapest) was a Hungarian Olympic champion épée fencer.
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Born | (1932-04-24)24 April 1932 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||
Died | 6 May 2007(2007-05-06) (aged 75) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||
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Gábor was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish.[1][2][3]
He was a five-time Hungarian champion.[4]
In World Championships competition, Gábor's individual medals were a bronze medal in 1961 and a silver medal in 1962.[5][4] In Team competitions he won three medals: silver in 1957 and 1958, and gold in 1959.[6]
In 1960 Gábor came in 17th in individual épée and 4th in Team épée at the Olympics in Rome. He won a gold medal in Team Epee with his Hungarian team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[7][8]
Gábor was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.[2][3]
Outside fencing, Gábor worked in the hotel business.[4]
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