Alexandru Nilca
Personal information
Birth nameSándor Nyilka[1]
Born (1945-11-06) 6 November 1945 (age 78)
Târgu Mureş, Romania[2]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
EventSabre
ClubTg. Mures
CSA Steaua București[3]
Coached byAndrei Kakucs
Ladislau Rohonyi
Dumitru Mustaţă[3]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montréal Sabre, team
World Fencing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Grenoble Sabre, team
Silver medal – second place 1977 Buenos Aires Sabre, team

Alexandru Nilca (Hungarian: Sándor Nyilka; born 6 November 1945) is a retired Romanian (ethnic Hungarian)[1] sabre fencer. He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won a team bronze medal in 1976, placing fifth in 1980. He won two team silver medals at the world championships in 1974 and 1977.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Ákos, Károly (4 November 2013). "Egyetemes magyar sport – Lapozgató [Universal Hungarian sport – Leaves]". Háromszék. H-PRESS. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Alexandru Nilca". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Alexandru Nilca. Romanian Olympic Committee

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