Zoltán Ozoray Schenker (13 October 1880 – 25 August 1966) was a Hungarian Olympic sabre and foil fencer, who won three Olympic medals.
Early life Schenker was born in Váradszentmárton, Hungary (now Sânmartin, Bihor County, Romania), and was Jewish.Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver. Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports Paul Yogi Mayer. Jews and the Olympic Games: sport: a springboard for minoritiesPaul Taylor. Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medalistsEveryman's Judaica: An Encyclopedic Dictionary
Olympics Schenker appeared in three Olympiads, winning three medals.
At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm at the age of 31, Schenker won a gold medal in the team sabre event and placed fourth in individual sabre. In individual foil, he was eliminated in the semifinal round.
At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris at the age of 43, he won a bronze medal in team foil and a silver medal in team sabre. In individual events, Schenker placed fourth in individual sabre and was eliminated in the first round in individual foil.The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actors and writers, and hundreds ... - Martin Harry Greenberg
Schenker also competed in individual foil at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam at the age of 47, where he reached the semifinals but lost to bronze medalist fellow Hungarian János Garay.
Writing Schenker was also an author on fencing. He authored A modern magyar kardvívás (Sport Lap- és Könyvkiadó, 1956), Säbelflechten (Corvina, 1961), and co-authored with Adam Papée and Tadeusz Friedrich (Sport i Turystyka, 1962).A modern magyar kardvívás (Book, 1958) [WorldCat.org]Szermierka na szable (Book, 1962) [WorldCat.org]Säbelflechten - Zoltán Ozoray Schenker
He died in Budapest, Hungary, in 1966. He was buried at the Farkasréti Cemetery."Schenker Zoltán két fegyvernem klasszisa volt" | Sport | Szeged, delmagyar.hu.
See also List of select Jewish fencers List of Jewish Olympic medalists
References
External links Olympic medals