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
1956 Melbourne Sabre, 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.[1] 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.[1]

Hámori died on 23 November 2025, at the age of 92.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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)