Lajos Werkner (23 October 1883 – 12 November 1943) was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.
Early and personal life Werkner was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish.Day by Day in Jewish Sports History – Bob WechslerEveryman's Judaica: An Encyclopedic DictionaryEncyclopaedia Judaica – Fred Skolnik, Michael BerenbaumFrom the Ghetto to the Games: Jewish Athletes in Hungary – Andrew Handler Werkner was educated as a mechanical engineer.
Fencing career Werkner trained at the Nemzeti Vívó Club (NVC) in Budapest.
Werkner won team gold medals at the 1908 Olympics in London at 24 years of age, and at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm at 28 years of age, placing sixth-seventh individually. He won the Hungarian Championship in sabre in 1912–14.Werkner Lajos. mek.oszk.hu
After retiring from competitions in 1914, Werkner remained active as a sports official.Olimpiai érmeseink – Werkner Lajos. Hungarian Olympic Committee
Werkner died at age 60 in Budapest.
Hall of Fame In 1999 Werkner was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
See also List of select Jewish fencers List of Jewish Olympic medalists
References
External links
Olympic record Jewish Sports bio
Jews in Sports bio