Eugene Verebes
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| Nationality | Hungarian / British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 July 1910 Hungary | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sabre | ||||||||||||||
| Club | London Fencing Club | ||||||||||||||
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Eugene Michael Verebes (5 July 1910 – date of death unknown) is a male former fencer who competed for Hungary, Great Britain and England.
Biography
In 1952 Verebes was listed as the University champion of Hungary[1] and in 1957 was chosen by Great Britain, becoming the first Hungarian born fencer to gain British international honours.[2] At the time of selection he was 47 years old and had been out of international competition for 20 years.[3]
He represented the England team[4] and won a gold medal[5] in the team sabre event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[6][7]
He was a Hungarian company director and became a British citizen in August 1956 shortly before the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He married Helene Reimann in 1971.
References
- ^ "Fencing Stars". Leicester Daily Mercury. 1 February 1952. p. 9. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Former Hungarian in British team". Birmingham Daily Post. 24 July 1957. p. 9. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "They will fence for Britain". Nottingham Evening News. 28 August 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Gillian Sheen for Games". Hull Daily Mail. 12 June 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.