Hungarian fencer (1883–1943) The native form of this personal name is Werkner Lajos. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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| Born | 23 October 1883 Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary | |||||||||||
| Died | 12 November 1943 (aged 60) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||
| Event | Sabre | |||||||||||
| Club | Nemzeti Vívó Club (NVC), Budapest | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Lajos Werkner (23 October 1883 – 12 November 1943) was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.
Early and personal life
Werkner was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish. Werkner was educated as a mechanical engineer.
Fencing career
Wernker trained at the Nemzeti Vívó Club (NVC) in Budapest.
Werkner won team gold medals at the 1908 Olympics in London at 24 years of age, and at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm at 28 years of age, placing sixth-seventh individually. He won the Hungarian Championship in sabre in 1912–14.
After retiring from competitions in 1914, Werkner remained active as a sports official.
Werkner died at age 60 in Budapest.
Hall of Fame
In 1999 Werkner was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
See also
References
- "Lajos Werkner Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ Lajos Werkner Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- "Lajos Werkner". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- Day by Day in Jewish Sports History – Bob Wechsler
- Everyman's Judaica: An Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Encyclopaedia Judaica – Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum
- From the Ghetto to the Games: Jewish Athletes in Hungary – Andrew Handler
- Werkner Lajos. mek.oszk.hu
- Olimpiai érmeseink – Werkner Lajos. Hungarian Olympic Committee
- "Werkner, Lajos". Jews In Sports. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
External links
- Olympic record
- Jewish Sports bio
- Joseph Siegman (2000). Jewish Sports Legends. Brassey's. ISBN 1-57488-284-8.
- Jews in Sports bio
- Lajos Werkner at Olympedia
- 1883 births
- 1943 deaths
- Jewish sabre fencers
- Hungarian male sabre fencers
- Olympic fencers for Hungary
- Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
- Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Jewish Hungarian sportspeople
- Martial artists from Budapest
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Road incident deaths in Hungary