Olympic Gold Medalist Resigns As President Of Hungary For Plagiarizing His Dissertation On The OlympicsPál Schmitt won gold medals in fencing at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, and in 1992 wrote his doctoral dissertation on the Modern Olympiad. He stepped down as President today, after his alma mater stripped him of his degree after it came to light that he had plagiarized more than 90 percent of his dis...
