Lajos Werkner (23 October 1883 – 12 November 1943) was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.[3]
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| Born | 23 October 1883[1] Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary | |||||||||||
| Died | 12 November 1943 (aged 60) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||
| Event | Sabre | |||||||||||
| Club | Nemzeti Vívó Club (NVC), Budapest[2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Early and personal life
editWerkner was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish.[4][5][6][7] Werkner was educated as a mechanical engineer.
Fencing career
editWernker trained at the Nemzeti Vívó Club (NVC) in Budapest.[2]
Werkner won team gold medals at the 1908 Olympics in London at 24 years of age, and at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm at 28 years of age, placing sixth-seventh individually.[2] He won the Hungarian Championship in sabre in 1912–14.[8]
After retiring from competitions in 1914, Werkner remained active as a sports official.[9]
Werkner died at age 60 in Budapest.[2]
Hall of Fame
editIn 1999 Werkner was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lajos Werkner Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d Lajos Werkner Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- ^ "Lajos Werkner". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Day by Day in Jewish Sports History – Bob Wechsler
- ^ Everyman's Judaica: An Encyclopedic Dictionary
- ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica – Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum
- ^ From the Ghetto to the Games: Jewish Athletes in Hungary – Andrew Handler
- ^ Werkner Lajos. mek.oszk.hu
- ^ Olimpiai érmeseink – Werkner Lajos. Hungarian Olympic Committee
- ^ "Werkner, Lajos". Jews In Sports. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
External links
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- Olympic record
- Jewish Sports bio
- Joseph Siegman (2000). Jewish Sports Legends. Brassey's. ISBN 1-57488-284-8.
- Jews in Sports bio
- Lajos Werkner at Olympedia
