Jenő Fuchs

Jenő Fuchs (29 October 1882 – 14 March 1955) was a Hungarian sabre fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics and won both the individual and team events at both Games. He missed the 1920 Olympics, where Hungary was not allowed to compete, and qualified for the 1924 Games, but left his place in the team to younger fencers.[1] In 1982 he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[2][3]

The native form of this personal name is Fuchs Jenő. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Jenő Fuchs
Fuchs at the 1908 Olympics
Personal information
Born29 October 1882
Budapest, Hungary
Died14 March 1955 (aged 72)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportFencing
Event(s)sabre
ClubEdison KE[1]
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
1908 London Individual sabre
1908 London Team sabre
1912 Stockholm Individual sabre
1912 Stockholm Team sabre

Fuchs studied law at the University of Budapest, defended a PhD in 1911, and became a lawyer.[1][4] Apart from fencing and law, he was a top-ranked rower and bobsledder in Hungary, and worked with the Budapest stock market. During World War II, he fought on the German side with the Hungarian Second Army, and was awarded the Iron Cross second class. Because of his military activities, he was arrested after the war and spent his final years in a prison in Budapest.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Jenő Fuchs Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  2. International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Jewishsports.net. Retrieved on 2018-06-06.
  3. Jenő Fuchs. International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
  4. Dénes Bernád; Charles K. Kliment (19 February 2015). Magyar Warriors. Volume 1: The History of the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces 1919-1945. Helion and Company. pp. 101–. ISBN 978-1-912174-49-2.


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