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Sándor Pósta

1888 - 1952

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Sandor Posta (25 September 1888 – 4 November 1952) was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic champion in the sabre competition. Sandor Posta's early fencing career was interrupted by service in the First World War. During fighting in the trenches he sustained a serious hip injury which threatened his sporting career. Following an operation in Vienna he was able to return to the sport. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sándor Pósta is the 64th most popular fencer (down from 61st in 2019), the 563rd most popular biography from Hungary (up from 580th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Hungarian Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Sándor Pósta ranks 64 out of 349. Before him are Valentina Rastvorova, Viktor Zhdanovich, Elena Belova, Yves Dreyfus, Charles Collignon, and Georges Buchard. After him are Gilbert Bougnol, Bruno Habārovs, Bernard Schmetz, Georges de la Falaise, Imre Gedővári, and Louis Perrée.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Sándor Pósta ranks 202. Before him are Alfred Asikainen, František Langer, Andrea Andreen, Anders Haugen, Gerhard Ritter, and Seán Lester. After him are Ronald Knox, José Eustasio Rivera, Kaare Klint, Edward Cook, Fritz-Hubert Gräser, and Kaarlo Koskelo. Among people deceased in 1952, Sándor Pósta ranks 141. Before him are Teffi, Stafford Cripps, Ivan Olbracht, Itzik Feffer, Richard Johansson, and Guido Castelnuovo. After him are Jack Conway, Billy Hughes, Gregory La Cava, Forest Ray Moulton, Fartein Valen, and Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Sándor Pósta ranks 563 out of 1,077. Before him are János Parti (1932), Jenő Rejtő (1905), József Rády (1884), Tom Lantos (1928), Peter Carl Goldmark (1906), and László Kiss (1956). After him are Tibor Berczelly (1912), Antal Bolvári (1932), György Szűcs (1912), István Énekes (1911), Kolos Ferenc Vaszary (1832), and Erzsébet Schaár (1905).

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Among FENCERS In Hungary

Among fencers born in Hungary, Sándor Pósta ranks 14. Before him are Dezső Földes (1880), János Garay (1889), István Kausz (1932), Ildikó Schwarczenberger (1951), Attila Petschauer (1904), and György Piller (1899). After him are Imre Gedővári (1951), Csaba Fenyvesi (1943), Péter Bakonyi (1938), István Lichteneckert (1892), Tamás Gábor (1932), and Ödön Tersztyánszky (1890).

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