Pál Kovács, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pál Kovács

Hungarian fencer

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1912

Place of Birth: Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar County, Hungary

Date of Death: 08-Jul-1995

Profession: fencer

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Pál Kovács (17 July 1912 – 8 July 1995) was a Hungarian athlete, who began as a hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing. By the time Kovács won his first fencing gold, in 1936, he had already been a member of the winning Hungarian team at the 1933 World Championships.
The Hungarians won team sabre gold in five successive Olympics, lasting from 1936 until 1960.
The same team won gold eight back-to-back world championships (including the two Olympics, which double as world championships in their respective years).
Kovács also won individual gold in 1952, as well as individual bronze in 1948.
In 1980, he became vice-president of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime.
He died in Budapest in July 1995.