László Csongrádi Explained

László Csongrádi
Birth Date:5 July 1959
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Sport:Fencing
Club:Újpesti TE
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László Csongrádi (born 5 July 1959) is a Hungarian fencer,[1] who won a gold medal in the team sabre competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul together with György Nébald, Bence Szabó, Imre Bujdosó and Imre Gedővári.[2]

In September 2024, Csongrádi's home was burglarized while he was sleeping and a thief stole his Olympic gold medal. He told the sports website Sportal that he is offering to leave the medal for the thief in his will if it were to be returned to him.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: László Csongrádi. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615083514/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cs/csongradi-csongrai-1.html . dead . 15 June 2018 . sport-reference.com. 7 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Hungary Fencing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417063727/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/1988/FEN/. dead. 17 April 2020. sport-reference.com. 7 March 2010.
  3. Web site: Laszlo Csongradi offers to will stolen Olympic gold medal to thief. ESPN. 24 September 2024. 24 September 2024. en.