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Canadian fencer (1933–1997)
Peter Bakonyi (10 July 1933 – 26 August 1997) was a Hungarian-born Canadian Olympic foil and épée fencer . He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He was also a six-time Canadian national fencing champion, 18-time British Columbia fencing champion, three-time medalist at the Commonwealth Games , four-time silver medalist at the Maccabiah Games in Israel.
Early life [ edit ]
Bakonyi was born in Budapest, Hungary , and was Jewish.[3] He met his wife Vera at a function in high school.[4] He attended law school and fenced at Budapesti EAC in Budapest, graduating with a law degree in 1956 at the Faculty of Law of Eötvös Loránd University and trained for the modern pentathlon (épée fencing, swimming, horseback riding, shooting, and cross country running).[4] [5]
In 1957 he and Vera immigrated to Canada from Hungary. They married in Vancouver , Canada, in 1959.[6] [4] Bakonyi switched his career to real estate, and began to train solely in fencing.[4] As of 1968, he worked as a finance manager in the real estate division of Canada Permanent Trust Company.[5]
He and his family lived in Vancouver.[7] His sons Ron Bakonyi and David Bakonyi fenced for Canada, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[6] [8] Ron won silver medals in the 1981 Maccabiah Games and the 1985 Maccabiah Games , competed at the 1993 Maccabiah Games , and competed in the 1989 World Fencing Championships .[9] [10] [11] David was a member of the Canadian National Fencing Team from 1993 to 1995, and fenced in three Fencing World Championships , and won a gold medal in team epee at the 1989 Maccabiah Games and a silver medal at the 1997 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[12] [11] [13]
Fencing career [ edit ]
Bakonyi was a six-time Canadian national fencing champion, and an 18-time British Columbia fencing champion.[4] [8]
Bakonyi earned a bronze medal for Canada in team épée at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now known as the Commonwealth Games ) in Australia, a silver medal in team épée at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Jamaica, and a bronze medal in team épée at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Scotland.[12] He also fenced for Canada at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo , Brazil, and the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.[5]
He competed at 35 years of age at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City for Canada in the individual foil , team foil (coming in 11th), individual épée (coming in 17th), and team épée (coming in 11th) events.[14] [15]
Bakonyi won silver medals at the 1961 Maccabiah Games , 1965 Maccabiah Games , 1969 Maccabiah Games , and at 64 years of age at the 1997 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and competed in the 1973 Maccabiah Games .[16] [17] [11] [12] [13]
Bakonyi died suddenly of a stroke in 1997, at 64 years of age.[6] [18] [19]
The annual Peter Bakonyi Men’s Épée World Cup (formerly, Challenge Peter Bakonyi) in Richmond, British Columbia , Canada is named in his honor.[20] [21] [4] In 2020, Bas Verwijlen of the Netherlands won the gold medal.[22]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Peter Bakonyi" . Team Canada .
^ a b c d e f "David and Vera Bakonyi" . Jewish Museum and Archives of BC . 16 December 2013.
^ a b c "Fencing Champion to Assist Program Plans" . Jewish Western Bulletin . 21 June 1968. p. 4.
^ a b c Lori Ewing (7 February 2020). "Legacy of World Cup seen in the future of young Canadian fencers" . Coupe du monde Peter Bakonyi World Cup.
^ " "Maccabi World Union" " (PDF) .
^ a b Kyle Berger (12 March 2004). "The Bakonyis bring cup home; Fencing tournament to send athletes to the Olympics in Athens, Greece" . Jewish Independent .
^ "1993 Maccabiah Games Team Canada Delegation"
^ "Vancouverite Bud Wolochow ranks among medal winners at 11th Maccabiah in Israel" . Jewish Western Bulletin . 6 August 1981. p. 3.
^ a b c Irvine Epstein (20 July 1989). "Bakonyi unearths gold in Maccabiah" . Jewish Western Bulletin . p. 3.
^ a b c Ian Walker (20 March 2004). "Best Friends in Last Battle" . The Vancouver Sun . p. 154.
^ a b "1997 Maccabiah Games Team Canada Delegation"
^ "Peter Bakonyi," Olympics.com.
^ "Peter Bakonyi Olympic Results" . sports-reference.com . Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2010 .
^ "1969 Maccabiah Games Team Canada Delegation"
^ Leible Hershfield (1980). The Jewish Athlete; A Nostalgic View, p. 196.
^ Walker, Ian (20 March 2004). "Best friends in last battle" . The Vancouver Sun . p. J5. Retrieved 31 May 2020 .
^ "Registration of Death" . Royal BC Museum .
^ Robyn Hughes (30 May 2019). "Canadian Fencing Federation Announcement" .
^ Gary Kingston (10 February 2016). "Laurie Shong thrust back onto world fencing stage" . Vancouver Sun .
^ "Netherlands' Verwijlen, Team Korea Take Gold in Vancouver Men's Epee Fencing World Cup" . The International Fencing Federation . 10 February 2020.
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Bakonyi_(fencer,_born_1933)&oldid=1216236814 "
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