Ödön Tersztyánszky

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Ödön Tersztyánszky [ ˈødøn ˈtɛrscaːnski ] (born March 6, 1890 in Csákvár ; † June 21, 1929 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian fencer .

At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris , Tersztyánszky won the bronze medal and saber the silver medal in the team competition foil . Four years later, at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam , Tersztyánszky was double Olympic champion in saber fencing. He won the gold medal in both individual and team competitions .

He died on June 21, 1929 as a result of a serious car accident that he had suffered a few days earlier in Solymár .

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SURNAME Tersztyánszky, Ödön
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tersztyánszky, Ödön von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian fencer and two-time Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Csákvár
DATE OF DEATH June 21, 1929
Place of death Budapest