Sándor Gombos

The native form of this personal name is Gombos Sándor. This article uses the Western name order.
Olympic medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men's Fencing
Amsterdam 1928 Team sabre

Dr. Sándor Gombos (December 4, 1895, in Sombor, Kingdom of Hungary – January 27, 1968, in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian fencer.[1]

Fencing career

Hungarian Championship

Gombos was the Hungarian sabre champion in 1930.[2]

European Championships

At the European Championships (predecessor to the World Championships), Gombos won gold medals in Individual Sabre at the 1926, 1927, 1930, and 1931 events and gold medals in Team Sabre at the 1930 and 1931 events.[2]

Olympics

He won a gold medal in Team Sabre at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, in which the Hungarian team went undefeated.[1] He finished in fifth place in Individual Sabre, winning 8 of his 11 matches.[2]

Miscellaneous

Gombos fought a duel in 1937 with a fencing instructor, which was reported in the Hungarian press.

Hall of Fame

Gombos, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sándor Gombos Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gombos, Sandor". Jews in Sports. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Elected Members". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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