Dezső Földes

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Olympic Summer Games
gold 1908 London Saber, crew
gold 1912 Stockholm Saber, crew

Dezső Földes (born December 30, 1880 in Miskolc , Hungary , † March 27, 1950 in Cleveland , Ohio ) was a Hungarian saber fencer and two-time Olympic champion .

At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , he won the gold medal in saber fencing with the Hungarian team. Four years later at the games in Stockholm he was able to defend them. As the best classification in an individual competition, he achieved 8th place with the saber in Stockholm.

Földes moved to the United States in 1912 and opened a clinic for the poor in Cleveland , Ohio .

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SURNAME Földes, Dezső
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian fencer
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Miskolc , Hungary
DATE OF DEATH March 27, 1950
Place of death Cleveland, Ohio