Rudolf Cvetko

Olympic athlete

1880 – 1977

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Who was Rudolf Cvetko?

Rudolf Cvetko was a Slovene fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the first Slovene to qualify for the Olympics and the first Slovene winner of the Olympic medal. He was part of the Austrian sabre team, which won the silver medal. In the individual foil event he was eliminated in the first round.

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Born
Nov 17, 1880
Slovenia
Died
Dec 15, 1977

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on July 23, 2013

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