Zoltán Horváth (12 March 1937 – 12 June 2025) was a Hungarian

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fencer. At the

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, he won the gold medal in the team competition, and the individual silver medal behind teammate Rudolf Kárpáti. Horváth also took part in the 1964 Olympics, placing fifth in the team competition. At

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, his greatest success came in

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

, when he won the individual competition and placed second with the team. Horváth had already won two gold medals in the team competitions of the

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

and

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...

world championships and gained a third in

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

. Horváth died on 12 June 2025, aged 88.

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* 1937 births 2025 deaths People from Balatonfüred Hungarian male sabre fencers Olympic fencers for Hungary Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Veszprém County 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-fencing-bio-stub