Béla Rerrich

Béla Rerrich (26 November 1917 24 June 2005) was a Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics[1][2] in Melbourne.

Béla Rerrich
Personal information
Born(1917-11-26)26 November 1917
Budapest, Hungary
Died24 June 2005(2005-06-24) (aged 87)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1956 MelbourneÉpée, team

During the Melbourne Olympics the Hungarian revolution happened, and Rerrich decided not to go back to Hungary. He eventually ended up in Stockholm, Sweden where he successfully taught fencing for many years,[3] being the fencing master of Djurgårdens IF Fäktförening, the fencing department of sports club Djurgårdens IF, from when it was founded in 1958 until his death.

References

  1. "Olympics Statistics: Béla Rerrich". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  2. "Béla Rerrich Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  3. "Béla Rerrich". sports-diffencing.se. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.


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