László Fábián (pentathlete)

The native form of this personal name is Fábián László. This article uses the Western name order.
László Fábián
Personal information
Born (1963-02-18) 18 February 1963
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport Fencing

László Fábián (born 18 February 18 1963) is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. He participated on the Hungarian team which won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] He also competed in the team épée fencing event at the 1988 Games.[2]

Awards

Fábián was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the Year 1989. The Olympic gold-winning pentathlon team, of which Fábián was a member, was elected Hungarian Team of the year 1988.

References

  1. "1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea Modern Pentathlon" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 16, 2008)
  2. "László Fábián Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
Awards
Preceded by
Tamás Darnyi
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1989
Succeeded by
Tamás Darnyi


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