Rudolf Kárpáti

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The native form of this personal name is Kárpáti Rudolf. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Rudolf Kárpáti
Rudolf Kárpáti 1960.jpg
Kárpáti at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1920-07-17)17 July 1920
Budapest, Hungary
Died1 February 1999(1999-02-01) (aged 78)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Weaponsabre
Handright-handed
ClubBp. Honvéd
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Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Team
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Individual
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Individual
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place Brussels 1953 Team
Gold medal – first place Luxembourg 1954 Individual
Gold medal – first place Luxembourg 1954 Team
Gold medal – first place Rome 1955 Team
Gold medal – first place Paris 1957 Team
Gold medal – first place Philadelphia 1958 Team
Gold medal – first place Budapest 1959 Individual
Silver medal – second place Rome 1955 Individual
Silver medal – second place Paris 1957 Individual
Silver medal – second place Budapest 1959 Team
Bronze medal – third place Brussels 1953 Individual
Bronze medal – third place Turin 1961 Team

Rudolf Kárpáti (17 July 1920 – 1 February 1999) was a fencer from Hungary, who won six gold medals in sabre at four Olympic Games (1948–1960). He also won seven gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the world championships.[1] For his achievements he was named Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1959 and 1960.

Kárpáti graduated from the National Conservatory majoring in the history of music; he was also an accomplished violinist and the artistic director of the People’s Army Central Artistic Ensemble (1961–1986). Besides fencing and music, he was an employee at the Hungarian State Credit Bank and an officer with the Hungarian Army – he retired as Colonel, and later in 1990 was promoted to Major General.[2]

Kárpáti was a member of the Hungarian Fencing Federation from 1961 to 1991. After retiring from competitions, in 1977 he became president of the Budapest Fencing Federation and an administrator with the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime.[1][2]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rudolf Kárpáti". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Kárpáti Rudolf. melbourne56.origo.hu (in Hungarian)
Awards
Preceded by
Imre Polyák 		Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1959–1960 		Succeeded by
György Gurics


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