Pál Schmitt

Pál Schmitt is a Hungarian épée fencer and politician, born in Budapest on 13 May 1942. He began fencing in 1955 and represented the Hungarian national team 130 times between 1965 and 1977, winning the team épée gold medal at both the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics as well as team and individual world titles. After his sporting career he became secretary general and then president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, served as Hungary's ambassador to Spain and Switzerland, and presided over the World Olympians Association from 1999 to 2007. He was elected president of Hungary in 2010 and resigned in April 2012 after a controversy over his 1992 doctoral dissertation.