Sandor Posta (25 September 1888 – 4 November 1952) was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic champion in the sabre competition. Sandor Posta's early fencing career was interrupted by service in the First World War. During fighting in the trenches he sustained a serious hip injury which threatened his sporting career. Following an operation in Vienna he was able to return to the sport. He was very superstitious and would not talk to anyone directly before or after a fight. His statement to the press following his Olympic win was slid under a hotel room door on the journalist's calling card. He received a gold medal in ''sabre individual'' at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

in Paris, and a silver medal in ''team (sabre)''."1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Fencing"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 1 July 2008) He was also a member of the Hungarian team that received a bronze medal in ''foil team'' in the 1924 Olympics. Following his Olympic victory he worked as a dentist and sports journalist. He served briefly as the Deputy People's Comissar of Health for the Republic of Hungary.

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1888 births 1952 deaths Hungarian male foil fencers Hungarian male sabre fencers Olympic fencers for Hungary Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics People from Pest, Hungary {{Hungary-fencing-bio-stub