Lajos Werkner
Encyclopedia
Lajos Werkner was a Hungarian
sabre
fencer
.
s in Team Sabre
at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games
.
At the 1908 London
Games, his gold medal teammates included Jewish fencers Dr. Jenö Fuchs
and Oskar Gerde, both International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
honorees, and Dezsö Földes
. Werkner then competed in the individual sabre event and advanced to the final pool, where he finished in 8th place.
In 1912 at the Stockholm
Games, his Jewish gold medal teammates were again Foldes, Fuchs, and Gerde. He also competed in the individual event, and again advanced to the final pool. Werkner finished 7th.
in 1999.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
sabre
Sabre
The sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger...
fencer
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
.
Olympic career
He won gold medalGold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
s in Team Sabre
Sabre
The sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger...
at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
.
At the 1908 London
London
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Games, his gold medal teammates included Jewish fencers Dr. Jenö Fuchs
Jeno Fuchs
Dr. Jenő Fuchs was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.-Fencing career:...
and Oskar Gerde, both International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world....
honorees, and Dezsö Földes
Dezso Földes
The title of this article contains the characters ő and ö. Where they are unavailable, the name may be represented as Dezso Foldes.Dr. Dezső Földes was a Hungarian saber fencer...
. Werkner then competed in the individual sabre event and advanced to the final pool, where he finished in 8th place.
In 1912 at the Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
Games, his Jewish gold medal teammates were again Foldes, Fuchs, and Gerde. He also competed in the individual event, and again advanced to the final pool. Werkner finished 7th.
Hall of Fame
Werkner, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of FameInternational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world....
in 1999.