Lajos Werkner
Appearance
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Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | October 23, 1883[1] Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||
Died | November 12, 1943 (aged 60) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||
Event | Sabre | |||||||||||
Club | Nemzeti Vivo Club (NVC), Budapest[2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Lajos Werkner (October 23, 1883 – November 12, 1943) was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.
Early and personal life
Werkner was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish.[3][4][5][6] Werkner was educated as a mechanical engineer.
Fencing career
Wernker trained at the Nemzeti Vivo Club (NVC) in Budapest.[2]
Werkner won team gold medals at the 1908 Olympics in London at 24 years of age, and at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm at 28 years of age, placing sixth-seventh individually.[2] He won the Hungarian sabre title in 1912–14.[7]
After retiring from competitions in 1914, Werkner remained active as a sports official.[8]
Werkner died at age 60 in Budapest.[2]
Hall of Fame
In 1999 Werkner was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Lajos Werkner Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ a b c d Lajos Werkner Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- ^ Day by Day in Jewish Sports History - Bob Wechsler
- ^ Everyman's Judaica: An Encyclopedic Dictionary
- ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica - Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum
- ^ From the Ghetto to the Games: Jewish Athletes in Hungary - Andrew Handler
- ^ Werkner Lajos. mek.oszk.hu
- ^ Olimpiai érmeseink – Werkner Lajos. Hungarian Olympic Committee
- ^ "Werkner, Lajos". Jews In Sports. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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