Jenő Hámori (fencer)

Jenő Hámori
Hámori in 2014
Personal information
Born(1933-08-27)27 August 1933
Győr, Hungary
Died23 November 2025(2025-11-23) (aged 92)
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1956 MelbourneSabre, team

Jenő Hámori (27 August 1933 – 23 November 2025) was a Hungarian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. After the 1956 Olympics, he defected to the United States amidst the Soviet invasion of Hungary and represented the U.S. at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Hámori died on 23 November 2025, at the age of 92.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Jenő Hámori Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Elhunyt Hámori Jenő kardvívó, az 1956-os melbourne-i olimpia bajnoka (in Hungarian)