Alexander Pusch

{{Short description|German fencer}}

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Alexander Pusch (born 15 May 1955 in Tauberbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg) is a German fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.

Biography

Alexander Pusch fought for the Fencing-Club Tauberbischofsheim. He won a gold medal in the individual épée event and a team silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=19&sp=FEN "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Fencing"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917043547/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=19&sp=FEN |date=2008-09-17 }} databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 27 September 2008) He won a gold medal in the team épée in 1984, and a silver medal in 1988.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pu/alexander-pusch-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417200810/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pu/alexander-pusch-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Alexander Pusch Olympic Results |access-date=2011-04-16 |work=sports-reference.com}} In July 2016, he was inducted into Germany's Sports Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hall-of-fame-sport.de/aktuelles/presse-infos/2016/meldung-24-05-2016/|title=Meldung 24 05 2016|website=www.hall-of-fame-sport.de|access-date=2016-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717104041/https://www.hall-of-fame-sport.de/aktuelles/presse-infos/2016/meldung-24-05-2016/|archive-date=2016-07-17|url-status=dead}}

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