Alexander Pusch (born 15 May 1955 in

Tauberbischofsheim Tauberbischofsheim () is a German town in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg on the river Tauber with a population of about 13,200. It is the capital of the Main-Tauber (district), Main-Tauber district. It is a popular tourist destination due t ...

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) is a German fencer and Olympic champion in

épée The (, ; ), also rendered as epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains a ...

competition.

Biography

Alexander Pusch fought for the

Fencing-Club Tauberbischofsheim The Tauberbischofsheim Fencing Club (in German ''Fecht-Club Tauberbischofsheim eingetragener Verein''; commonly known as ''FC Tauberbischofsheim e. V.'') is a fencing club based in Tauberbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Tauberbischo ...

. He won a gold medal in the individual

event and a team silver medal at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

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."1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Fencing"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 27 September 2008) He won a gold medal in the team épée in 1984, and a silver medal in 1988. In July 2016, he was inducted into

Germany's Sports Hall of Fame The Germany's Sports Hall of Fame () is the national sports hall of fame in Germany, initiated 2006. The inductions are made by Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe, Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund and Verband Deutscher Sportjournalisten. Members Uli ...

References

1955 births Living people People from Tauberbischofsheim Fencers from Stuttgart (region) German male fencers Olympic fencers for West Germany Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-fencing-bio-stub