János Garay
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Referee |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | János•Garay |
| Used name | János•Garay |
| Other names | János Garai |
| Born | 23 February 1889 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN) |
| Died | 21 April 1945 (aged 56 years 1 month 26 days) in Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camp, Oberösterreich (AUT) |
| Affiliations | NVC, (HUN) / Tisza István Vívóklub, (HUN) |
| NOC |  Hungary |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
In addition to his three Olympic medals, János Garay was the 1925 European Champion in individual sabre and was Hungarian national sabre champion in 1923. As a Jew, János was deported to the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in 1944. There he was a prominent detainee and a Nazi hostage in their negotiations with the Soviets. He was kept in a very small bunker and died in 1945 as “death case # 14271,” his death officially declared as due to cardiac insufficiency. He was the father-in-law of Valéria Gyenge, who later moved to Canada and became a famous photographer.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Summer Olympics | Fencing | HUN |
János Garay | |||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Hungary | 2 | Silver | |||
| 1928 Summer Olympics | Fencing | HUN |
János Garay | |||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Hungary | 1 | Gold |
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Fencing | HUN |
János Garay | ||||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Pool #1 | Judge | |||||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Pool #1 | Jury President | |||||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Pool #5 | Judge | |||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Match #1 | France — Germany | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Match #4 | Germany — Belgium | Judge | ||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Match #5 | Germany — Argentina | Judge | ||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Match #1 | Germany — Great Britain | Judge | ||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Match #2 | Yugoslavia — Brazil | Jury President | ||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Match #3 | Poland — Austria | Judge | ||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Match #1 | Germany — France | Judge | ||||
| Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) | Pool #2 | Jury President |
Olympic family relations
- Father-in-law of Valéria Gyenge
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (2–0–0 1925 Oostende gold: sabre; 1930 Liège gold: sabre team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Died in Nazi Concentration Camps (Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp)
- Listed in Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War (†3 May 1945. Killed in Mauthausen concentration camp.)