Type | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | István•Kausz |
Used name | István•Kausz |
Nick/petnames | Dades |
Born | 18 August 1932 in Budapest (HUN) |
Died | 3 June 2020 in Budapest (HUN) |
Measurements | 181 cm / 71 kg |
Affiliations | OSC, Budapest (HUN) |
NOC | ![]() |
István Kausz began his modern pentathlon career representing Vasas in 1949. From 1952 he competed for Budapest Haladás and won the winter pentathlon team championship three years in succession, 1952-54. In 1954, he switched to épée fencing, as an OSC competitor. Between 1957-65, he reached the top as a member of the Hungarian fencing team. He was a world champion at both individual (1962) and team (1959), and was also a double silver- and single bronze medalist in the team event. Kausz was also a Universiade winner in 1959.
Kausz was also a two-time Olympian, first in Rome, where he finished fourth in the team competition, but his greatest achievement was at Tokyo in 1964, where he won a gold medal in the team event. He obtained his medical degree during his active sporting career, and became a doctor at the Central Sports School and then for the Hungarian swimming team. As a member of the medical team, he represented the Hungarian aquatic team at several Summer Olympics, from München in 1972 to London 2012.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1960 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ![]() |
István Kausz | |||
Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 6 p1 r4/5 | |||||
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) | Hungary | 4 | ||||
1964 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ![]() |
István Kausz | |||
Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 6 p2 r2/4 | |||||
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) | Hungary | 1 | Gold |