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Alexander Pusch

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Alexander Pusch
Personal information
Born (1955-05-15) 15 May 1955 (age 69)
Tauberbischofsheim, West Germany
Sport
SportFencing
ClubFC Tauberbischofsheim
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Épée Individual
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Épée Team
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Épée Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Épée Team

Alexander Pusch (born 15 May 1955 in Tauberbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg) is a German fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.

Biography

Alexander Pusch fought for the Fencing-Club Tauberbischofsheim. He won a gold medal in the individual épée event and a team silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1] He won a gold medal in the team épée in 1984, and a silver medal in 1988.[2] In July 2016, he was inducted into Germany's Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

References

  1. ^ "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Fencing" Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 27 September 2008)
  2. ^ "Alexander Pusch Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Meldung 24 05 2016". www.hall-of-fame-sport.de. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.