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Rudolf Kárpáti

Full name: Rudolf Kárpáti
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" (179 cm)
Weight: 141 lbs (64 kg)
Born: July 17, 1920 in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Died: February 1, 1999 in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Affiliations: Vasas, Budapest (HUN) / Budapest Honvéd, Budapest (HUN)
Country: HUN Hungary
Sport: Fencing

Medals: 6 Gold (6 Total)

Biography

Rudolf Kárpáti was a member of the noted Hungarian fencing teams that dominated sabre competition for more than three decades. In team sabre, he won Olympic gold medals at four successive Olympics (1948-1960) and he was a member of the winning team at five World Championships (1953-1955, 1957-1958). Individually, Kárpáti was twice Olympic sabre champion (1956 and 1960) and twice World sabre champion (1954 and 1959). After his retirement, Rudolf Kárpáti became President of the Hungarian Fencing Federation and an administrator with the Fédération International d’Éscrime (FIE). He was also a talented musician and was the leader of the People’s Army Central Artistic Ensemble.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Men's Sabre, Team Hungary HUN 1 Gold
1952 Summer 31 Helsinki Fencing Men's Sabre, Team Hungary HUN 1 Gold
1956 Summer 36 Melbourne Fencing Men's Sabre, Individual Hungary HUN 1 Gold
1956 Summer 36 Melbourne Fencing Men's Sabre, Team Hungary HUN 1 Gold
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Men's Sabre, Individual Hungary HUN 1 Gold
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Men's Sabre, Team Hungary HUN 1 Gold

Men's Sabre, Individual

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result BW TG TR BL TD
1956 Summer 36 Melbourne Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool 1 1956-12-05 6 32 19
1956 Summer 36 Melbourne Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1956-12-05 7 35 22
1956 Summer 36 Melbourne Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Three 1 1956-12-05 5 25 8
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool 1 1960-09-08 5 2
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Bout #1 1 1960-09-08 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Horváth (HUN) 4 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Bout #2 1 1960-09-08 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Arabo (FRA) 4 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Bout #3 1 1960-09-08 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Zabłocki (POL) 0 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Bout #4 1 1960-09-08 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Pawłowski (POL) 4 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Bout #5 1 1960-09-08 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Tyshler (URS) 3 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Bout #10 2 1960-09-08 Calarese (ITA) 5, Kárpáti (HUN) 3 3
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Bout #27 2 1960-09-08 Rylsky (URS) 5, Kárpáti (HUN) 3 3
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1960-09-08 4 1
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1960-09-08 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Tyshler (URS) 4 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1960-09-08 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Zabłocki (POL) 4 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1960-09-08 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Ferrari (ITA) 3 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1960-09-08 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Rohony (ROU) 1 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 2 1960-09-08 Arabo (FRA) 5, Kárpáti (HUN) 3 3
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Four 1 1960-09-08 4 1
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Four 1 1960-09-08 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Calarese (ITA) 4 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Four 1 1960-09-08 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Lefèvre (FRA) 4 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Four 1 1960-09-08 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, D'Asaro, Sr. (USA) 4 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Four 1 1960-09-08 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Wöhler (GER) 3 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Four 2 1960-09-08 Rohony (ROU) 5, Kárpáti (HUN) 2 2
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Round Two Pool Five 1 1960-09-07 4 1
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Round Two Pool Five 1 1960-09-07 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Ferrari (ITA) 3 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Round Two Pool Five 1 1960-09-07 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Goliardi (URU) 0 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Round Two Pool Five 1 1960-09-07 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Sande (ARG) 1 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Round Two Pool Five 1 1960-09-07 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Leckie (GBR) 0 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Round Two Pool Five 2 1960-09-07 Wöhler (GER) 5, Kárpáti (HUN) 4 4
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Round One Pool Ten 1 1960-09-07 4 0
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Round One Pool Ten 1 1960-09-07 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Resch (AUT) 3 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Round One Pool Ten 1 1960-09-07 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Van Der Auwera (BEL) 1 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Round One Pool Ten 1 1960-09-07 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Rodrigues (POR) 2 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Round One Pool Ten 1 1960-09-07 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Hackshall (AUS) 1 5

Men's Sabre, Team

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result MW ML BW BL TBW/TD IBW TD
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool 1 1948-08-11 3 0 29 13
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout A 1 1948-08-11 HUN 10, ITA 6 10 1
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout A 2 1948-08-11 Darè (ITA) 5, Kárpáti (HUN) 2 2
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout A 2 1948-08-11 Turcato (ITA) 5, Kárpáti (HUN) 3 3
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout A 2 1948-08-11 Pinton (ITA) 5, Kárpáti (HUN) 3 3
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout A 1 1948-08-11 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Racca (ITA) 0 5
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout B 1 1948-08-11 HUN 10, USA 6 10 3
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout B 1 1948-08-11 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, de Capriles (USA) 1 5
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout B 1 1948-08-11 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Flynn (USA) 3 5
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout B 1 1948-08-11 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Worth (USA) 4 5
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout B 2 1948-08-11 Cetrulo (USA) 5, Kárpáti (HUN) 3 3
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout C 1 1948-08-11 HUN 9, BEL 1 9 1
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout C 1 1948-08-11 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Nys (BEL) 4 5
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout C 2 1948-08-11 Jassogne (BEL) 5, Kárpáti (HUN) 4 4
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout C NC 1948-08-11 Kárpáti (HUN) Not contested, Bayot (BEL) Not contested
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout C NC 1948-08-11 Kárpáti (HUN) Not contested, Yves (BEL) Not contested
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1948-08-11 2 0 27 4
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1948-08-11 HUN 12, POL 3 12 2
1948 Summer 28 London Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1948-08-11 HUN 15, ARG 1 15 4
1952 Summer 31 Helsinki Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool 1 1952-07-30 3 0 34 13
1952 Summer 31 Helsinki Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout A 1 1952-07-30 HUN 8, ITA 7 8 3
1952 Summer 31 Helsinki Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout C 1 1952-07-30 HUN 13, USA 3 13 3
1952 Summer 31 Helsinki Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1952-07-30 3 0 38 10
1952 Summer 31 Helsinki Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1952-07-30 HUN 13, FRA 3 13 4
1952 Summer 31 Helsinki Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1952-07-30 HUN 12, AUT 4 12 3
1952 Summer 31 Helsinki Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Two 2 1952-07-29 1 0 9 0
1952 Summer 31 Helsinki Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Two 1 1952-07-29 HUN 9, DEN 0 9 2
1952 Summer 31 Helsinki Fencing Hungary HUN Round One Pool Five 1 1952-07-29 2 0 30 2
1952 Summer 31 Helsinki Fencing Hungary HUN Round One Pool Five 1 1952-07-29 HUN 15, POR 1 15 4
1956 Summer 36 Melbourne Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool 1 1956-12-03 3 0 30 15
1956 Summer 36 Melbourne Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout A 1 1956-12-03 HUN 9, POL 4 9 2
1956 Summer 36 Melbourne Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Team Bout B 1 1956-12-03 HUN 9, URS 7 9 3
1956 Summer 36 Melbourne Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool Two 1 1956-12-03 1 0 9 1
1956 Summer 36 Melbourne Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool Two 1 1956-12-03 HUN 9, USA 1 9 2
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Bout for 1/2 1 1960-09-10 1 0 9 7
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Bout for 1/2 1 1960-09-10 HUN 9, POL 7 9 2
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Bout for 1/2 1 1960-09-10 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Pawłowski (POL) 3 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Bout for 1/2 2 1960-09-10 Zabłocki (POL) 5, Kárpáti (HUN) 3 3
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Bout for 1/2 1 1960-09-10 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Piątkowski (POL) 3 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Final Pool Bout for 1/2 2 1960-09-10 Ochyra (POL) 5, Kárpáti (HUN) 3 3
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1960-09-10 1 0 9 6
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1960-09-10 HUN 9, ITA 6 9 2
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One NC 1960-09-10 Calarese (ITA) Not contested, Kárpáti (HUN) Not contested
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1960-09-10 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Chicca (ITA) 2 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 2 1960-09-10 Ravagnan (ITA) 5, Kárpáti (HUN) 3 3
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Pool One 1 1960-09-10 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Ferrari (ITA) 4 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Two 1 1960-09-10 1 0 9 3
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Two 1 1960-09-10 HUN 9, ROU 3 9 3
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Two 1 1960-09-10 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Mustaţă (ROU) 3 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Two 1 1960-09-10 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Santo (ROU) 3 5
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Two NC 1960-09-10 Rohony (ROU) Not contested, Kárpáti (HUN) Not contested
1960 Summer 40 Roma Fencing Hungary HUN Quarter-Finals Pool Two 1 1960-09-10 Kárpáti (HUN) 5, Arus (ROU) 1 5