George Sandor

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George Sandor
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1944
Scotland
Sport
Sport Fencing
Event(s)
Foil, Épée
ClubEdinburgh University Fencing Club
Medal record
Fencing
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1966 Kingston foil team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh épée team

George G. Sandor (born c.1944) is a former international fencer from Scotland who won medals at two Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Sandor attended Henry Smith Grammar School in Hartlepool and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh [1] and was a member of their Fencing Club. [2] He was a Scottish and British Universities champion. [3]

Sandor represented the Scotland team [4] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in the three events. [5] He subsequently won a bronze medal in the team foil with Joseph Rorke and Robert Wilson. [6] [7]

He attended a second Commonwealth Games at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and won a silver medal in the team épée event, with Derek Russell and Ian Hunter. [8]

References

  1. "Fencing champion" . Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 18 March 1965. p. 2. Retrieved 18 December 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Jay for fifth Empire Games" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 June 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 18 December 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Sandy Leckie again in Games team" . The Scotsman. 16 May 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 18 December 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team" . The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 18 December 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  6. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  7. "Fencing's Top Three Commonwealth Games". Team Scotland. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  8. "fencing" . The Scotsman. 27 July 1970. p. 10. Retrieved 18 December 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.