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Jenő Kamuti

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Jenő Kamuti is a Hungarian foil fencer, born on 17 September 1937 in Budapest, who fenced for the club BVSC. He represented Hungary at five Olympic Games, from 1960 to 1976, competing in both the individual and the team foil events. At the World Fencing Championships he won one gold, six silver and two bronze medals between 1957 and 1973, including team gold in 1957, individual silver in 1967 and individual bronze in 1973. He carried the Hungarian flag at the opening ceremony of the 1976 Games, served as jury president for the 1980 women's individual foil, and from 2000 has been president of the International Fair Play Committee. His brother László Kamuti is also listed as an Olympian.

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Competition Category
Individual 1
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Team 1
Birth Year
1937 1
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Source Jenő Kamuti (Olympedia)Biographical information, NOC
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NOC Hungary
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1. Jenő Kamuti (Olympedia)
  • Biographical information, Born
    Born 17 September 1937 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
  • Results, event
    Foil, Individual, Men
  • Results, event [competition-category]
    Foil, Team, Men
  • Biographical information, NOC
    NOC Hungary
  • Biographical information, Affiliations
    Affiliations BVSC, Budapest (HUN)
  • List mentions, World Fencing Championships
    (1-6-2 1957 Paris gold: foil team; 1959 Budapest bronze: foil team; 1961 Torino silver: foil and foil team; 1962 Buenos Aires silver: foil team; 1966 Moskva silver: foil team; 1967 Montréal silver: foil; 1970 Ankara silver: foil team; 1973 Göteborg bronze: foil)
  • Olympic family relations, Brother
    of László Kamuti
  • Organization roles, President
    International Fair Play Committee
  • Other participations, 1976 Summer Olympics
    Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony
  • Referee, 1980 Summer Olympics
    Jury President
  • Plays: Fencing, Results, discipline
    Fencing
  • Competed In: 1960 Summer Olympics, Results, Games
    1960 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 1964 Summer Olympics, Results, Games [competed-in]
    1964 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 1968 Summer Olympics, Results, Games [competed-in 2]
    1968 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 1972 Summer Olympics, Results, Games [competed-in 3]
    1972 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 1976 Summer Olympics, Results, Games [competed-in 4]
    1976 Summer Olympics
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