Zoltán Horváth (fencer)

The native form of this personal name is Horváth Zoltán. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Zoltán Horváth

Zoltán Horváth at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1937-03-12) 12 March 1937 Balatonfüred, Hungary
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Club	Vörös Meteor, Budapest
Medal record Representing Hungary Olympic Games 1960 Rome Sabre team 1960 Rome Sabre individual World Championships 1957 Paris Sabre team 1958 Philadelphia Sabre team 1962 Buenos Aires Sabre individual 1966 Moscow Sabre team 1959 Budapest Sabre team 1962 Buenos Aires Sabre team 1961 Turin Sabre team 1965 Paris Sabre individual 1966 Moscow Sabre individual

Zoltán Horváth (born 12 March 1937) is a Hungarian retired sabre fencer. At the 1960 Olympics, he won the gold medal in the team competition, and the individual silver medal behind teammate Rudolf Kárpáti. Horváth also took part in the 1964 Olympics, placing fifth in the team competition.

At world championships, his biggest success came in 1962, when he won the individual competition and placed second with the team. Horváth had already won two gold medals in the team competitions of the 1957 and 1958 world championships, and gained a third in 1966.