János Garay (fencer)
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Nationality | Hungarian | |||||
| Born | 23 February 1889 Budapest, Hungary | |||||
| Died | 21 April 1945 (aged 56) Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, Austria | |||||
| Sport | ||||||
| Sport | Fencing, sabre | |||||
| Club | Nemzeti Vívó Club Tisza István Vívóklub | |||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||
| Olympic finals | 1924, 1928 | |||||
Medal record
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János Garay (23 February 1889 – 21 April 1945) was a Jewish Hungarian fencer, and one of the best sabre fencers in the world in the 1920s. Gaining international recognition in Olympic sabre competition, he distinguished himself winning a gold medal in 1928 in Amsterdam, and a silver and bronze medal in 1924 in Paris.