Zoltán Ozoray Schenker (13 October 1880 – 25 August 1966) was a Hungarian Olympic

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and

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fencer, who won three Olympic medals.

Early life

Schenker was born in Váradszentmárton, Hungary (now Sânmartin, Bihor County, Romania), and was Jewish.

Olympics

Schenker appeared in three

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s, winning three medals. At the

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in Stockholm at the age of 31, Schenker won a

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in the team sabre event and placed fourth in individual sabre. In individual foil, he was eliminated in the semifinal round. At the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

in Paris at the age of 43, he won a

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in team foil and a

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in team sabre. In individual events, Schenker placed fourth in individual sabre and was eliminated in the first round in individual foil. Schenker also competed in individual foil at the

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in Amsterdam at the age of 47, where he reached the semifinals but lost to bronze medalist fellow Hungarian János Garay.

Writing

Schenker was also an author on fencing. He authored ''A modern magyar kardvívás'' (Sport Lap- és Könyvkiadó, 1956), ''Säbelflechten'' (Corvina, 1961), and co-authored with Adam Papée and Tadeusz Friedrich (Sport i Turystyka, 1962). He died in

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, Hungary, in 1966. He was buried at the

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delmagyar.hu.

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Olympic medals
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schenker, Zoltan 1880 births 1966 deaths Hungarian people of German descent Hungarian male foil fencers Olympic fencers for Hungary Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Jewish foil fencers Jewish sabre fencers Jewish Hungarian sportspeople People from Bihor County Burials at Farkasréti Cemetery Hungarian male sabre fencers

Early life

Olympics

Writing

See also

References

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