Pál Gerevich

Pál Gerevich (born 10 August 1948) is a Hungarian fencer, who won two Olympic bronze medals in the team sabre competitions.[1] Pál Gerevich won the world championships in sabre fencing in 1977 and is currently coaching the Viennese fencing club Wiener Sportclub.

The native form of this personal name is Gerevich Pál. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Pál Gerevich
Personal information
Born (1948-08-10) 10 August 1948
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Sabre Team
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Sabre Team

He also was a member of the Hungarian team that won the world championships in 1973, 1978, 1981 and 1982, and won silver in 1975 and bronze in 1977. He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1977.

He is the son of legendary fencer Aladár Gerevich and Olympic medalist Erna Bogen-Bogáti. His grandfather Albert Bogen who competed for Austria at the 1912 Summer Olympics (winning a silver medal in team sabre) and for Hungary at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

References
  1. "Pál Gerevich Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-14.


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