Rudolf Cvetko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rudolf Cvetko

Austrian fencer

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1880

Place of Birth: Kranj, Kranj City Municipality, Slovenia

Date of Death: 15-Dec-1977

Profession: fencer

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Rudolf Cvetko (November 17, 1880 – December 15, 1977) was a Slovene fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
He was the first Slovene to qualify for the Olympics and the first Slovene winner of the Olympic medal.
He was part of the Austrian sabre team, which won the silver medal.
In the individual foil event he was eliminated in the first round.