Anton Pongratz
{{short description|Romanian fencer}}
{{One source|date=November 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
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| name = Anton Pongratz
| image = Pongrácz Antal.jpg
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| birth_name = Antal Pongrácz
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| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1948|3|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Târgu Mureș, Romania
| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|3|18|1948|3|18|df=yes}}
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| sport = Fencing
| show-medals = yes
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Anton Pongratz ({{ne}} Antal Pongrácz; 18 March 1948 – 18 March 2008) was a Romanian fencer.{{cite web |url=http://pomadent.ro/rolunk/dr-pongracz-antal/ |title=Dr. Pongrácz Antal |accessdate=9 November 2016 |work=pomadent.ro}} He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/anton-pongratz-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417200833/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/anton-pongratz-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Anton Pongratz Olympic Results |accessdate=20 February 2011|work=sports-reference.com}}
Life
Antal Pongrácz was born on 18 March 1948 in Marosvásárhely, one of the children of Roman Catholic parents: Antal Pongrácz, a mechanic and locksmith in a textile factory, and Margit Mikola. In 1973, he married. He and his wife, Dr. Mária Pongrácz, had one child, István-Mátyás Pongrácz, who followed in his father's footsteps to become a dentist.
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Category:Romanian male fencers
Category:Romanian épée fencers
Category:Olympic fencers for Romania
Category:Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Category:Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Târgu Mureș
Category:20th-century dentists
Category:20th-century Romanian sportsmen
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