Béla Rerrich Athlete

Béla Rerrich (26 November 1917 – 24 June 2005) was a Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. During the Melbourne Olympics the Hungarian revolution happened, and Rerrich decided not to go back to Hungary. He eventually ended up in Stockholm, Sweden where he successfully taught fencing for many years.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 26, 1917
Birth place
Hungary , Budapest
Date of deathJune 24, 2005
Place of death
Stockholm , Sweden

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