Csaba Fenyvesi (14 April 1943 – 3 November 2015) was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.

Csaba Fenyvesi
Fenyvesi in 2014
Personal information
Born(1943-04-14)14 April 1943
Budapest, Hungary
Died3 November 2015(2015-11-03) (aged 72)
Budapest, Hungary
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Épée Team
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Épée Team
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Épée Individual

He won a gold medal in the individual épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[1] He participated on the Hungarian teams that won gold medals in team épée in 1968 and in 1972.[2] Fenyvesi died following a short illness on November 3, 2015 at the age of 72.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Fencing" Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on July 1, 2008)
  2. ^ "Csaba Fenyvesi Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  3. ^ MTI (3 November 2015). "Gyász: elhunyt a háromszoros olimpiai bajnok Fenyvesi Csaba - NSO". Retrieved 27 November 2018.