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Margit Elek
Hungarian fencer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Margit Elek (5 May 1910 – 4 February 1986) was a Hungarian Olympic foil fencer.[1]
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Born | (1910-05-05)5 May 1910 Budapest, Hungary |
Died | 4 February 1986(1986-02-04) (aged 75) Budapest, Hungary |
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Sport | Fencing |
Event | foil |
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She was born in Budapest, Hungary, was the sister of Olympic champion Ilona Elek, and was Jewish.[2] She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[3] She also won the silver medal at the 1934 World Fencing Championships.[2]