Ilona Elek

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Ilona Elek

Ilona Schacherer-Elek , also known as Elek-Schacherer , (born May 17, 1907 in Budapest , † July 24, 1988 there ) was a Hungarian foil fencer .

Life

The exceptional athlete only started taking part in competitions at the age of 26. With her victory in the foil women's singles in 1936, she became the first Hungarian gold medalist at the Olympic Games.

After the Olympic Games in 1940 and 1944 were canceled as a result of the Second World War , you succeeded in winning again in 1948.

At the age of 48, she won the bronze medal in singles and gold with the team at the 1955 World Championships. She ended her active career at the age of 50.

Ilona Elek died in 1988 and is buried in the Farkasréti cemetery in Budapest.

successes

She took part in the Olympic Games three times , each time winning a medal (2 × gold, 1 × silver).

The multiple Hungarian national champion in foil fencing became individual world champion in 1934, 1935 and 1951 at the age of 44.

statistics

Olympic games

Ellen Müller-Preis , Ilona Elek and Helene Mayer at the award ceremony of the 1936 Summer Olympics

1936 in Berlin

  • Gold in foil singles

1948 in London

  • Gold in foil singles. Her sister Margit Elek took 6th place.

1952 in Helsinki

Fencing World Championships

1933 in Copenhagen

  • Gold with the foil team

1934 in Warsaw

  • Gold in foil singles
  • Gold with the foil team

1935 in Lausanne

  • Gold in foil singles
  • Gold with the foil team

1936 in San Remo

  • Silver with the foil team

1937 in Paris

  • Silver in foil single. She lost to Helene Mayer in the final .
  • Gold with the foil team

1948 in The Hague

  • Silver with the foil team

1951 in Stockholm

  • Gold in foil singles

1952 in Copenhagen

  • Gold with the foil team

1953 in Brussels

  • Gold with the foil team

1954 in Luxembourg

  • Silver in foil single
  • Gold with the foil team

1955 in Rome

  • Bronze in foil single
  • Gold with the foil team

1956 in London

  • Bronze with the foil team

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personal data
SURNAME Elek, Ilona
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schacherer-Elek, Ilona
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian foil fencer and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest , Hungary
DATE OF DEATH July 24, 1988
Place of death Budapest , Hungary