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Rudolf Kárpáti

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Referee
SexMale
Full nameRudolf•Kárpáti (Klein-)
Used nameRudolf•Kárpáti
Born17 July 1920 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Died1 February 1999 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Measurements179 cm / 64 kg
AffiliationsVasas, Budapest (HUN) / BHSE, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary
Medals OG
Gold 6
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 6

Biography

Rudolf Kárpáti was a member of the noted Hungarian fencing teams that dominated sabre competition for more than three decades. In team sabre, he won Olympic gold medals at four successive Olympics (1948-1960) and he was a member of the winning team at five World Championships (1953-1955, 1957-1958). Individually, Kárpáti was twice Olympic sabre champion (1956 and 1960) and twice World sabre champion (1954 and 1959). After his retirement, Rudolf Kárpáti became President of the Hungarian Fencing Federation and an administrator with the Fédération International d’Éscrime (FIE). He was also a talented musician and was the leader of the People’s Army Central Artistic Ensemble.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Fencing HUN Rudolf Kárpáti
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Hungary 1 Gold
1952 Summer Olympics Fencing HUN Rudolf Kárpáti
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) DNS
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Hungary 1 Gold
1956 Summer Olympics Fencing HUN Rudolf Kárpáti
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) 1 Gold
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Hungary 1 Gold
1960 Summer Olympics Fencing HUN Rudolf Kárpáti
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) 1 Gold
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Hungary 1 Gold

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
1960 Summer Olympics Fencing HUN Rudolf Kárpáti
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Poland — Morocco Jury President
1968 Summer Olympics Fencing HUN Rudolf Kárpáti
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) Round Two Pool 4 Jury President
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Cuba — Mexico Jury President
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Romania — United Arab Republic Jury President
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One France — Cuba Jury President
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Final Pool Poland — Romania Jury President
Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) Round One Soviet Union — Great Britain Jury President
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Austria — Australia Jury President
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Soviet Union — Mexico Jury President
1972 Summer Olympics Fencing HUN Rudolf Kárpáti
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) Round Two Pool 6 Jury President
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) Round Two Pool 3 Jury President
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Japan — United States Jury President
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Switzerland — Luxembourg Jury President
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Cuba — United States Jury President
Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) Round One Italy — West Germany Jury President
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Classification Round 5-8 Cuba — West Germany Jury President
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Final Pool Romania — Poland Jury President
1976 Summer Olympics Fencing HUN Rudolf Kárpáti
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) Round Three Pool 2 Jury President
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) Round One Pool 8 Jury President
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) Final Pool Jury President
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) Round Two Pool 1 Jury President
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Quarter-Finals Switzerland — Romania Jury President
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Final Pool Cuba — Poland Jury President
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Quarter-Finals Soviet Union — United States Jury President
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Argentina — Iran Jury President
Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) Round Two Pool 2 Jury President
Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) Round One France — Cuba Jury President

Special Notes