George Vitéz Worth (born György Woittitz; April 1, 1915 – January 15, 2006) was a Hungarian-born American sabre Olympic medalist fencer.

[2] Because of the political climate in Hungary and rising anti-Semitism in 1937, he sought to emigrate to the United States, but he was unable to do so directly because he was Jewish and spent two years in Cuba.

[4] He changed his name to George Worth, and at 22 lived in Manhattan in New York City, becoming a US citizen in February 1944.

[5][6][7][4] After gaining citizenship, he[4] won several Bronze Stars fighting for the American Army's 62nd Division in World War II during the Battle of the Bulge, from 1944-5.

[3] At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne at 41 years of age, he reached the semifinals in the sabre event.

[3][4] At the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, he again won a team gold, and came in fifth in the individual competition.