László Orbán (fencer)

László István Orbán (born April 17, 1930, in Cluj, died May 31, 2018, in Balatonfűzfő[citation needed]) is one of the most significant fencers of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in Cluj who performed in national championships.[1] Orbán raised the quality of the sport after the second world war and met challenges from much better supported and advantaged fencers from Bucharest. His grandfather was János Spáda, a famous architect in Kolozsvár (today Cluj-Napoca, Romania), and his cousin, Prof. Béla Orbán, a mathematician in the same city, all of them ethnic Hungarians.

László I. Orbán
László Orbán in 2013 (age 83)
Personal information
NationalityHungarian, Romanian
Born17 April 1930
Cluj, Romania
DiedBalatonfűzfő, Hungary
Websiteorbanthinking.com
Sport
SportFencing, Pentathlon
ClubTudomány, Dinamó, Haladás
Coached byLajos Ozoray-Schenker
Kneeling (from left): Júlia Zágoni, Danilia, Márta Telegdi. Standing (from left): Lizi Szaniszló, László Orbán, Florian Potra, Kató Orb

Notes

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  1. ^ Sallai, 2009

References

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  • Sallai, AL (2009). Elfelejtett történetek: Folyamatosan a siker kapujában. Szabadság. Online Access (in Hungarian)
  • Csomafáy Ferenc (2011). Megalakult a kolozsvári vívók baráti társasága, erdon.ro Online Access Archived 2018-04-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
  • Killyéni, A. (2018). Búcsú Orbán Laci bácsitól. Szabadság. Online Access (in Hungarian)