Pál Kovács
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Olympic medal record | |||
Men's fencing | |||
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Gold | 1936 Berlin | Team sabre | |
Gold | 1948 London | Team sabre | |
Bronze | 1948 London | Individual sabre | |
Gold | 1952 Helsinki | Team sabre | |
Gold | 1952 Helsinki | Individual sabre | |
Gold | 1956 Melbourne | Team sabre | |
Gold | 1960 Rome | Team Sabre |
Pál Kovács (Jul 17, 1912, Debrecen – Jul 8, 1995, Budapest) was a Hungarian Olympic athlete, who began as a high jumper, but eventually switched to fencing.
In 1936 he was already a member of the gold-medallist Hungarian team. He won six Olympic medals altogether, as well as a bronze medal (in 1948).
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