Alex Orban
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Referee |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Alexander "Alex"•Orban |
| Used name | Alex•Orban |
| Other names | Sándor Orbán |
| Born | 25 August 1939 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN) |
| Died | 2 December 2021 in Milford, Connecticut (USA) |
| Measurements | 180 cm / 80 kg |
| Affiliations | NYAC, New York (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
Biography
Alex Orban was born in Budapest but left Hungary after the 1956 October Revolution, settling near San Francisco where he began fencing with the Pannonia AC. A sabre fencer, he competed for the US at the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics. Orban was US champion with the sabre from 1969-72. He later switched to competing for the New York Athletic Club and won US titles in team sabre with them in 1965-70 and 1972, after winning team sabre titles with Pannonia in 1960-61. Orban was individual sabre champion at the 1971 Pan American Games, and won silver medals in team sabre in 1971 and 1975. Orban worked for many years as an automobile salesman.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Fencing | USA |
Alex Orban | |||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 5 p1 r2/4 | |||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | United States | 6 | ||||
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Fencing | USA |
Alex Orban | |||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 5 p3 r3/5 | |||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | United States | 11 | ||||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Fencing | USA |
Alex Orban | |||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | United States | =7 |
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Fencing | USA |
Alex Orban | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round Three | Pool 2 | Jury President | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round Two | Pool 4 | Jury President | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round One | Pool 4 | Jury President | ||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Final Pool | Italy — France | Jury President | ||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Round One | France — West Germany | Jury President | ||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Round One | France — Canada | Jury President | ||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Round One | Romania — People's Republic of China | Jury President |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (1–2–0 1971 Cali FEN gold: sabre, silver: sabre team; 1975 Ciudad de México FEN silver: sabre team)