Anton Pongratz ( Antal Pongrácz; 18 March 1948 – 18 March 2008) was a Romanian fencer and dentist. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.

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.

Anton Pongratz

References

1948 births

2008 deaths

Romanian male fencers

Romanian épée fencers

Olympic fencers for Romania

Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Sportspeople from Târgu Mureș

20th-century dentists

Anton Pongratz