Lajos Balthazár
| Lajos Balthazár medal table |
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 Hungary
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 Olympic games
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| silver | Melbourne 1956 | Epee team |
 World championships
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| bronze | Rome 1955 | Epee team |
| silver | Paris 1957 | Epee team |
| silver | Philadelphia 1958 | Epee team |
Lajos Balthazár (born June 30, 1921 in Budapest ; † February 1, 1995 there ) was a Hungarian sword fencer .
successes
Lajos Balthazár was vice world champion with the team in 1957 in Paris and 1958 in Philadelphia , and he also took bronze with her in 1955 in Rome . He took part in the Olympic Games three times : in 1948 in London and 1952 in Helsinki , he finished fifth with the team. At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 , he also finished the individual competition in fifth place. With the Hungarian team he also reached the final round for the first time, which ended in second place behind Italy . Together with Barnabás Berzsenyi , József Marosi , Ambrus Nagy , Béla Rerrich and József Sákovics , Balthazár received the silver medal. Four times he was Hungarian champion with the team.
Web links
- Lajos Balthazár in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Lajos Balthazár at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (Hungarian)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Balthazar, Lajos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian sword fencer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest , Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1995 |
| Place of death | Budapest , Hungary |