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Aladár Gerevich
Full name: Aladár Gerevich (-Gerei)
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" (177 cm)
Weight: 172 lbs (78 kg)
Born: March 16, 1910 in Jászberény, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary
Died: May 14, 1991 in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Affiliations: Magyar Atlétikai Klub/CS Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre/Budapesti Vörös Meteor SK
Country: 
Hungary
Sport: Fencing
Related Olympians: Husband of Erna Bogen-Bogáti; Father of Pál Gerevich; Father-in-law of Gyöngyi Bardi-Gerevich; Son-in-law of Albert Bogen.
Medals: 7 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze (10 Total)
Biography
The Hungarian fencer Aladár Gerevich is one of the greatest of all Olympic fencers. His six successive gold medals in the sabre team event at every Games from 1932 to 1960 stands as a record for any Olympic sport. In the sabre, he also won individual gold in 1948, silver in 1952, and bronze in 1936, and a further bronze in the foil team event in 1952. He confirmed his reputation as the world’s greatest sabreur with three individual titles at the World Championships (1935, 1951, 1955) and he competed on nine winning Hungarian sabre teams at the World Championships. In addition to his 1952 Olympic medal in team foil, he won the Hungarian national championship with the foil seven times. His wife (Erna Bogen), son (Pál Gerevich) and father-in-law (Albert Bogen) were also Olympic medalists. Gerevich later coached at the Vasa Sports Club in Budapest.