Pál Kovács
Hungarian fencer
Pál Kovács was a Hungarian athlete, who began as a hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing.
By the time Kovács won his first fencing gold, in 1936, he had already been a member of the winning Hungarian team at the 1933 World Championships. Wikipedia
Born: July 17, 1912, Debrecen, Hungary
Died: July 8, 1995 (age 82 years), Budapest, Hungary
Teammates: Aladár Gerevich, Rudolf Kárpáti, Tibor Berczelly, and more
Children: Tamás Kovács and Attila Kovács