Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky
Hungarian fencer (born 1936)
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Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky (born 9 March 1936) is a retired Hungarian fencer. She competed at the 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won one gold and two silver medals.[1]
Dömölky at a hairdresser at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 March 1936 Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Budapesti Haladás Vörös Meteor, Budapest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sports career
In 1955, aged 19, Dömölky won her first and only individual world title, though she continued winning other medals at the World Championships until 1967. After the 1956 Olympics, while touring the United States, she and her husband, József Sákovics, a fellow fencer, defected and stayed there for a year. Dömölky worked as a draftswoman and her husband as an auto mechanic. Dissatisfied, they returned to Budapest, where they lived ever since.
Post-sports career
After retiring from competitions around 1968 Sákovicsné Dömölky received a degree in physical education and a coaching certificate, yet instead of coaching she mostly worked as a sportswriter and co-authored several books on gymnastics and the culture of artistic movement. In 1996 she and her husband spent another year in the United States, as visiting coaches to the Harvard fencing team.[1]
Personal life
Her brother, Georges Dömölky, also competed in fencing and defected to the United States permanently.[1]
