Péter Bakonyi (fencer, born 1938)

Péter Bakonyi (Buchwald) (born 17 February 1938) is a Hungarian Olympic sabre fencer. He won two Olympic bronze medals, and one World Championship gold medal.

The native form of this personal name is Bakonyi Péter. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Péter Bakonyi
Personal information
Birth namePéter Buchwald[1]
Born (1938-02-17) 17 February 1938
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
CountryHungary
SportFencing
Event(s)sabre
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico CitySabre, team
1972 MunichSabre, team

Biography

He was born in Budapest, Hungary, and is Jewish.[2][3]

In 1966, fencing for Hungary, he won the gold medal in the men's team sabre at the Fencing World Championships.[1]

He won bronze medals for Hungary in the team sabre events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[4][5] In 1969, he won bronze medals in the individual sabre and team sabre in the Senior Fencing World Championships.[1]

In 2000, he won the gold medal in the Men's Sabre 60+ at the Veteran World Championships.[1]

See also

References
  1. ""Fencing Olympic and Wor ld Championship Medalists"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. Jewish Olympic Medalists
  3. "Péter Bakonyi"
  4. "Olympics Statistics: Péter Bakonyi". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  5. "Péter Bakonyi Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
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