László Orbán (fencer)

Kneeling (from left): Júlia Zágoni, Danilia, Márta TelegdiStanding (from left): Lizi Szaniszló, László Orbán, Florian Potra, Kató Orb

László István Orbán (born April 17, 1930, Cluj) 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 Cluj, and his cousin, Béla Orbán, a mathematician in the same city.

Notes

↑ Sallai, 2009

References

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 (in Hungarian)

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