Dániel Magay

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameDániel•Magay
Used nameDániel•Magay
Born6 April 1932 in Szeged, Csongrád (HUN)
Measurements183 cm / 69 kg
AffiliationsBVSC, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

After helping Hungary win a gold medal in team sabre at the Melbourne Olympics, Dániel Magay defected to the United States, as did many of Hungary’s 1956 Olympians, in response to the Soviet crushing of the October Revolution. He settled near the Bay Area, where he studied engineering and chemistry while waiting tables and washing dishes to earn room and board. He joined a new Silicon Valley firm called Raychem, and eventually became chief of research there. He won three US titles in sabre (1957-58, 1961) in the early years after his arrival in his new country.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Fencing HUN Dániel Magay
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Hungary 1 Gold

Special Notes