Gábor Delneky
 Hungarian sabre team at the 1960 Olympics, Delneky is top-right | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 May 1932 Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 October 2008 (aged 76) Orlando, Florida, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vasas, Budapest | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gábor Delneky (29 May 1932 – 26 October 2008) was a Hungarian fencer won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
Delneky lost his parents at early age – his mother died when he was 10, and his father was placed in a military labor camp when he was 13. Delneky turned to sports and studies, and after graduating in civil engineering became the head of the engineering department at Viziterv, a Hungarian engineering firm. In 1969, he immigrated through Italy to the United States. There he received a master's degree in engineering at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, and continued his engineering education in Florida and Illinois. He eventually became an American citizen and died in Florida, aged 76.[2]
References
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Gábor Delneky". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "Gábor Delneky Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
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