Péter Tóth (fencer)

The native form of this personal name is Tóth Péter. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Péter Tóth

Tóth at the 1908 Olympics
Personal information
Born	12 July 1882 (1882-07-12)[1] Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	28 February 1967 (1967-03-01) (aged 84) Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Event(s)	Sabre Foil
Club	Magyar AC
Medal record Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1908 London Team sabre 1912 Stockholm Team sabre Intercalated Games 1906 Athens Three hits

Dr. Péter Tóth (12 July 1882 – 28 February 1967) was a Hungarian fencer who competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908, 1912 and 1928 Olympics.[2] He won team gold medals in sabre in 1908 and 1912, finishing fifth-sixth individually; he won an individual bronze medal in the sabre three hits event in 1906. In 1928, he placed fifth in the team foil. Domestically, Tóth won 17 Hungarian foil and sabre titles between 1907 and 1934 and competed until 1937.[3]

Tóth was a founding member of Fédération Internationale d'Escrime in 1913. He died in Budapest, aged 84, after being hit by a truck.[3]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Péter Tóth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
2. "Péter Tóth". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
3. Olimpiai érmeseink - Tóth Péter dr. Hungarian Olympic Committee

External links

• Media related to Péter Tóth (fencer) at Wikimedia Commons
• Péter Tóth at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Péter Tóth at Olympics.com
• Péter Tóth at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
• Péter Tóth at Olympedia