Lajos Werkner (23 October 1883 â 12 November 1943) was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.
Werkner was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish. Werkner was educated as a mechanical engineer.
Werkner trained at the Nemzeti VÃÂvó Club (NVC) in Budapest.
Werkner won team gold medals at the 1908 Olympics in London at 24 years of age, and at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm at 28 years of age, placing sixth-seventh individually. He won the Hungarian Championship in sabre in 1912âÂÂ14.
After retiring from competitions in 1914, Werkner remained active as a sports official.
Werkner died at age 60 in Budapest.
In 1999 Werkner was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.