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Jenő Hámori

1933 - 2025

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Jenő Hámori (27 August 1933 – 23 November 2025) was a Hungarian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. After the 1956 Olympics, he defected to the United States amidst the Soviet invasion of Hungary and represented the U.S. at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Hámori died on 23 November 2025, at the age of 92. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Jenő Hámori is the 1,999th most popular athlete (down from 1,795th in 2024), the 781st most popular biography from Hungary (down from 768th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jenő Hámori ranks 1,999 out of 6,025. Before him are James Wilson, Mayumi Aoki, Reinhard Eiben, Liu Xiang, Aileen Meagher, and Mac Wilkins. After him are Conn Findlay, Bernard Talvard, Harry Siljander, Mario Aldo Montano, Franco Bertinetti, and Anders Peter Nielsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Jenő Hámori ranks 488. Before him are Leszek Drogosz, Judah Folkman, Yuri Chesnokov, Mariya Pisareva, Jerry Pournelle, and Gurdial Singh. After him are Umberto Colombo, Hillevi Rombin, James Meredith, Boris Tatushin, Renato Pirocchi, and Johnny Unitas. Among people deceased in 2025, Jenő Hámori ranks 410. Before him are Ken Dryden, and Jorge Bolaño. After him are Andrei Chemerkin, Stoyan Yordanov, Tomas Lindberg, Günter Haritz, William H. Webster, Steve Shirley, Audun Grønvold, Chris Dreja, Angela Mortimer, and Bob Uecker.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Jenő Hámori ranks 781 out of 1,077. Before him are Stanley Jaki (1924), Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (1939), Balázs Dzsudzsák (1986), Attila Dargay (1927), István Tarlós (1948), and Monique Covét (1976). After him are Peter Medak (1937), Gyula Juhász (1883), Éva Janikovszky (1926), Magda Gabor (1915), Gábor Gergely (1953), and Mór Kóczán (1885).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Jenő Hámori ranks 87. Before him are Elemér Somfay (1898), András Szente (1939), Endre Tilli (1922), László Fábián (1936), Ambrus Nagy (1927), and Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (1939). After him are Mór Kóczán (1885), Lajos Rácz (1952), Mihály Mayer (1933), Dezső Lemhényi (1917), Zoltán Melis (1947), and Mihály Fülöp (1936).

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