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Zoltán Ozoray Schenker
Hungarian fencer (1880–1966)
Zoltán Ozoray Schenker (13 October 1880 – 25 August 1966) was a Hungarian Olympic sabre and foil fencer, who won three Olympic medals.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's fencing | ||
Representing  Hungary | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1912 Stockholm | Team sabre |
 | 1924 Paris | Team sabre |
 | 1924 Paris | Team foil |
Schenker was born in Váradszentmárton, Hungary (now Sânmartin, Bihor County, Romania), and was Jewish.[2][3][4][5][6]
Schenker appeared in three Olympiads, winning three medals.[7]
At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm at the age of 31, Schenker won a gold medal in the team sabre event, and placed fourth in individual sabre. In individual foil, he was eliminated in the semifinal round.[4][7]
At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris at the age of 43, he won a bronze medal in team foil and a silver medal in team sabre. In individual events, Schenker placed fourth in individual sabre and was eliminated in the first round in individual foil.[4][7][8]
Schenker also competed in individual foil at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam at the age of 47, where he reached the semifinals but lost to bronze medalist fellow Hungarian János Garay.[4][7]
Schenker was also an author on fencing.[4] He authored A modern magyar kardvívás (Sport Lap- és Könyvkiadó, 1956), Säbelflechten (Corvina, 1961), and co-authored Szermierka na szable with Adam Papée and Tadeusz Friedrich (Sport i Turystyka, 1962).[9][10][11]
He died in Budapest, Hungary, in 1966.[7] He was buried at the Farkasréti Cemetery.[12]
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- "Zoltán Ozoray Schenker Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-03-26.