Tamás Gábor

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Referee
SexMale
Full nameTamás•Gábor
Used nameTamás•Gábor
Born24 April 1932 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Died6 May 2007 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Measurements183 cm / 67 kg
AffiliationsVörös Meteor, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Between 1953 and 1967, Tamás Gábor was a member of the Hungarian national épée team. After two second places in the team competition at the World Championships, the Hungarians won the world title in 1959. They couldn’t follow up on this at the 1960 Olympics, where they placed fourth. The Hungarians did not medal again internationally again until 1963 (bronze), but then won the Olympic gold in Tokyo with a sound victory over Italy. Individually, Gábor had won two World Championship medals, placing third in 1961 and second in 1962. A five-time Hungarian champion (once individually, in 1961), Gábor returned to fencing as the national épée coach between 1977 and 1980. Outside sports, Gábor worked in the hotel business. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Summer Olympics Fencing HUN Tamás Gábor
Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) 5 p1 r3/5
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Hungary 4
1964 Summer Olympics Fencing HUN Tamás Gábor
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Hungary 1 Gold

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
1976 Summer Olympics Fencing HUN Tamás Gábor
Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) Round Two Pool 2 Jury President
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Norway — Canada Jury President
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Romania — United States Jury President
1992 Summer Olympics Fencing HUN Tamás Gábor
Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) Round One Pool 10 Referee
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Italy — Poland Referee
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Italy — Canada Referee
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Classification Round 5-8 Spain — Canada Referee

Special Notes