Rudolf Kárpáti

Rudolf Kárpáti was a Hungarian fencer who won six Olympic gold medals in sabre at four Olympic Games between 1948 and 1960. He also won seven gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the world championships, and he was named Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1959 and 1960. Away from the piste he graduated from the National Conservatory with a major in the history of music, was an accomplished violinist and served as artistic director of the People's Army Central Artistic Ensemble from 1961 to 1986. He also worked at the Hungarian State Credit Bank and served as an officer in the Hungarian Army, retiring as a colonel and being promoted to major general in 1990. He was later president of the Budapest Fencing Federation and an administrator with the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime.