László Fábián (pentathlete)

László Fábián (born 18 February 1963) is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. He participated on the Hungarian team which won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] He also competed in the team épée fencing event at the 1988 Games.[2]

The native form of this personal name is Fábián László. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
László Fábián
Personal information
Born (1963-02-18) 18 February 1963
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's Modern pentathlon
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Men's Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 Seoul Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 Moulins Team
Gold medal – first place1989 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place1989 Budapest Individual
Gold medal – first place1991 San Antonio Team relay
Gold medal – first place1993 Darmstadt Team relay
Gold medal – first place1994 Sheffield Team relay
Silver medal – second place1983 Warendorf Team
Silver medal – second place1985 Melbourne Team
Silver medal – second place1986 Montecatini Team
Silver medal – second place1990 Lahti Team relay
Silver medal – second place1993 Darmstadt Individual
Bronze medal – third place1987 Moulins Individual
Bronze medal – third place1991 San Antonio Team

Awards

Fábián was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the Year 1989. The Olympic gold-winning pentathlon team, of which Fábián was a member, was elected Hungarian Team of the year 1988.

References
  1. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Modern Pentathlon" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 16, 2008)
  2. "László Fábián Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2011-07-20.


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