The Most Famous

FENCERS from Poland

This page contains a list of the greatest Polish Fencers. The pantheon dataset contains 349 Fencers, 12 of which were born in Poland. This makes Poland the birth place of the 10th most number of Fencers behind Germany, and Japan.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Polish Fencers of all time. This list of famous Polish Fencers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Polish Fencers.

1. Egon Franke (1935 - 2022)

With an HPI of 57.41, Egon Franke is the most famous Polish Fencer. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.

Egon Johann Franke (23 October 1935 – 30 March 2022) was a Polish fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition. He won a gold medal in the individual foil at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He also received a team silver medal in 1964 and a bronze medal in 1968.

2. Erna Bogen-Bogáti (1906 - 2002)

With an HPI of 55.21, Erna Bogen-Bogáti is the 2nd most famous Polish Fencer. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Erna Bogen-Bogáti (31 December 1906 – 23 November 2002) was a Hungarian fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. She was the daughter of Hungarian Albert Bogen, who competed for Austria at the 1912 Summer Olympics (winning a silver medal in team sabre) and for Hungary at the 1928 Summer Olympics. She was the wife of the Hungarian fencer Aladár Gerevich and mother of Olympic medalist Pál Gerevich.

3. Tadeusz Friedrich (1903 - 1976)

With an HPI of 53.70, Tadeusz Friedrich is the 3rd most famous Polish Fencer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Tadeusz Friedrich (7 July 1903 – 10 October 1976) was a Polish fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics. Friedrich fought in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. After the war he stayed in Kraków, where he worked as a sport coach. His wife was Felicja Schabińska, Polish athlete and Olympian.

4. Lech Koziejowski (b. 1949)

With an HPI of 49.49, Lech Koziejowski is the 4th most famous Polish Fencer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Lech Koziejowski (born 3 April 1949) is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

5. Tomasz Motyka (b. 1981)

With an HPI of 40.92, Tomasz Motyka is the 5th most famous Polish Fencer. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Tomasz Marek Motyka (born 8 May 1981 in Wrocław) is a Polish épée fencer. European champion in 2005, he won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Adam Wiercioch, Radosław Zawrotniak, and Robert Andrzejuk. For his sport achievements, he received the Golden Cross of Merit in 2008.

6. Bartosz Piasecki (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 39.50, Bartosz Piasecki is the 6th most famous Polish Fencer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Bartosz Piasecki (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈbartɔʂ pjaˈsɛt͡skʲi]; born 9 December 1986) is a Norwegian fencer.

7. Radosław Zawrotniak (b. 1981)

With an HPI of 38.68, Radosław Zawrotniak is the 7th most famous Polish Fencer. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Radosław Aleksander Zawrotniak (born 2 September 1981 in Kraków, Małopolskie) is a Polish fencer who won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée (Fencing) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Tomasz Motyka, Adam Wiercioch, and Robert Andrzejuk. For his sport achievements, he received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2008.

People

Pantheon has 14 people classified as Polish fencers born between 1903 and 2004. Of these 14, 11 (78.57%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Polish fencers include Lech Koziejowski, Tomasz Motyka, and Bartosz Piasecki. The most famous deceased Polish fencers include Egon Franke, Erna Bogen-Bogáti, and Tadeusz Friedrich. As of April 2024, 3 new Polish fencers have been added to Pantheon including Ewa Trzebińska, Martyna Swatowska-Wenglarczyk, and Alicja Klasik.