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Rudolf Kárpáti

1920 - 1999

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Rudolf Kárpáti (17 July 1920 – 1 February 1999) was a fencer from Hungary, who won six gold medals in sabre at four Olympic Games (1948–1960). He also won seven gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the world championships. For his achievements he was named Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1959 and 1960. Kárpáti graduated from the National Conservatory majoring in the history of music; he was also an accomplished violinist and the artistic director of the People’s Army Central Artistic Ensemble (1961–1986). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Kárpáti is the 17th most popular fencer, the 399th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 429th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Hungarian Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Rudolf Kárpáti ranks 17 out of 349. Before him are Gianluigi Saccaro, Lajos Werkner, Pál Kovács, Győző Kulcsár, Ramón Fonst, and Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici. After him are Péter Tóth, Aldo Nadi, Henri Anspach, Oszkár Gerde, Roger Ducret, and Dezső Földes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Rudolf Kárpáti ranks 220. Before him are Françoise d'Eaubonne, Koichi Tohei, Augusto da Costa, Camillo Felgen, Willie Watson, and Pierre Poujade. After him are Anna Langfus, Gerda Lerner, Tommy Godwin, Natalya Kovshova, John Lewis, and John Chadwick. Among people deceased in 1999, Rudolf Kárpáti ranks 127. Before him are Ian Bannen, Mario Soldati, Oswaldo Guayasamín, Muhammad al-Sadr, Bob Peck, and Hendrick Chin A Sen. After him are Kazuo Sakamaki, Dennis Viollet, Petr Shelokhonov, Madeline Kahn, Aleksandr Demyanenko, and Gonzalo Torrente Ballester.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Rudolf Kárpáti ranks 399 out of 1,077. Before him are György Lázár (1924), Jenő Fuchs (1882), Andrew Marton (1904), Gordon Bajnai (1968), Olga Gyarmati (1924), and Gyula Kállai (1910). After him are Péter Boross (1928), Lipót Fejér (1880), Tibor Déry (1894), Zoltán Kocsis (1952), Péter Tóth (1882), and Lajos Baróti (1914).

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Among FENCERS In Hungary

Among fencers born in Hungary, Rudolf Kárpáti ranks 5. Before him are Ilona Elek (1907), Lajos Werkner (1883), Pál Kovács (1912), and Győző Kulcsár (1940). After him are Péter Tóth (1882), Oszkár Gerde (1883), Dezső Földes (1880), János Garay (1889), István Kausz (1932), Ildikó Schwarczenberger (1951), and Attila Petschauer (1904).

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