Aladár Gerevich biography
Aladár Gerevich, (born March 11, 1910, Jászberény, Hungary—died May 14, 1991, Budapest), Hungarian fencer, who performed a number one function within the Hungarian group’s 36-year dominance of the Olympic sabre competitors. Gerevich gained seven gold medals in fencing, and he was the one individual to have gained a gold medal in the identical sport at six totally different Olympics.
Gerevich was a member of six consecutive Hungarian Olympic gold-medal-winning sabre groups (1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960). He additionally loved particular person success on the Olympics. At the 1936 Games in Berlin he gained the bronze within the particular person sabre competitors. He took the sabre gold on the 1948 Games in London and the silver medal on the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. He additionally was a part of the Hungarian foil group that earned a bronze in Helsinki. Considered one of many best technicians ever to fence sabre, Gerevich gained the world championship in sabre thrice (1935, 1951, and 1955). He additionally gained a number of world championships in group competitors. His expertise remained sharp nicely into his center years. At age 50, after being advised that he was too outdated to be a part of Hungary’s 1960 Olympic sabre group, Gerevich challenged and defeated the complete Hungarian group. At the Games in Rome, he helped Hungary to the group gold and fell one hit wanting qualifying for the sabre finals.