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Vasas SC (fencing)

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Vasas SC
Founded1947
Based inBudapest, Hungary
ArenaKovács Pál Vívócsarnok
Colors  Red and   blue
ChairmanLászló Markovits
ManagerDomonkos Ferjancsik
Websitevasassc.hu

Vasas SC created a fencing section in 1947, which had one of the most successful teams in Hungary.

Achievements

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Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Total
Summer Olympic Games 9 3 6 18
World Championships 19
European Championships 2
Universiade and World Universiade Summer Games
World Cup
European Cup

Current squad

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Technical and Managerial Staff

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Fencing team officials according to the official website:[1]

Name Nat. Job
Ernő Kemenes Hungary Honorary Branch President
Domonkos Ferjancsik Hungary Branch President
dr. György Boros Hungary Branch Director
Béla Somlai Hungary Coach, sabre
Péter Halla Hungary Coach, épée
Gergely Halla Hungary Coach, épée
Ádám Fridvalszky Hungary Coach, sabre
Ferenc Riba Hungary Coach, sabre
Ferenc Pinkóczi Hungary Coach, sabre
András Weiperth Hungary Coach, sabre
Etele Ravasz Hungary Coach, sabre
Sebestyén Puy Hungary Coach, sabre
Győző Kulcsár Hungary Coach, épée
Árpád Németh Hungary Coach, épée
István Szlovenszky Hungary Coach, épée
Izabella Laborc Hungary Coach, épée

Athletes

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Men's squad

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Women's squad

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  • Bianka Bukóczi
  • Valéria Csonka
  • Renáta Katona
  • Léna Kelecsényi
  • Míra
  • Emese Szász

Fencing Hall

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International success

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Olympic medalists

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The team's olympic medalists are shown below.[2]

Games Medal Category Name
United Kingdom 1948 London  Gold - Sabre, men's team László Rajcsányi, Rudolf Kárpáti; B. Papp, A. Gerevich, T. Berczelly, P. Kovács
Finland 1952 Helsinki  Bronze - Foil, men's team Endre Palócz, Endre Tilli; T. Berczelly, A. Gerevich, J. Sákovics, L. Maszalay
Australia 1956 Melbourne  Gold - Sabre, men's team Pál Kovács; A. Keresztes, A. Gerevich, R. Kárpáti, J. Hámori, P. Kovács, D. Magay
 Bronze - Foil, men's team Endre Tilli; L. Somodi, J. Gyuricza, J. Marosi, M. Fülöp, J. Sákovics
Italy 1960 Rome  Gold - Sabre, men's team Pál Kovács, Gábor Delneky; T. Mendelényi, R. Kárpáti, Z. Horváth, A. Gerevich
Japan 1964 Tokyo  Gold - Épée, men's team Zoltán Nemere; Á. Bárány, T. Gábor, I. Kausz, Gy. Kulcsár, Z. Nemere
Mexico 1968 Mexico City  Bronze - Sabre, men's team Tamás Kovács, Miklós Meszéna; J. Kalmár, T. Pézsa, P. Bakonyi
West Germany 1972 Munich  Silver - Sabre, men's individual Péter Marót
 Bronze - Sabre, men's team Tamás Kovács, Péter Marót; P. Gerevich, T. Pézsa, P. Bakonyi
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow  Bronze - Sabre, men's team Ferenc Hammang; I. Gedővári, R. Nébald, P. Gerevich, Gy. Nébald
South Korea 1988 Seoul  Gold - Sabre, men's team Imre Bujdosó, Imre Gedővári; Gy. Nébald, L. Csongrádi, B. Szabó
Spain 1992 Barcelona  Silver - Sabre, men's team Imre Bujdosó; B. Szabó, Cs. Köves, Gy. Nébald, P. Abay
Greece 2004 Athens  Silver - Sabre, men's individual Zsolt Nemcsik
United Kingdom 2012 London  Gold - Sabre, men's individual Áron Szilágyi
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro  Gold - Épée, women's individual Emese Szász
 Gold - Sabre, men's individual Áron Szilágyi
Japan 2020 Tokyo  Gold - Sabre, men's individual Áron Szilágyi
 Bronze - Sabre, men's team Áron Szilágyi; A. Szatmári, T. Decsi, C. Gémesi

World Championships

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Year Category Name
1955 - Sabre, men's team Pál Kovács
1957 - Foil, men's team Endre Tilli
- Sabre, men's team Pál Kovács
1958 - Sabre, men's team Pál Kovács
1965 - Épée, men's individual Zoltán Nemere
1966 - Sabre, men's team Tamás Kovács, Miklós Meszéna
1973 - Sabre, men's team Tamás Kovács, Attila Kovács, Péter Marót, Ferenc Hammang
1978 - Sabre, men's team Ferenc Hammang
1981 - Sabre, men's team Pál Gerevich
1982 - Sabre, men's team Pál Gerevich
1991 - Sabre, men's team Imre Bujdosó
1998 - Sabre, men's team Domonkos Ferjancsik, Zsolt Nemcsik
2007 - Sabre, men's team Zsolt Nemcsik, Áron Szilágyi

European Championships

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Year Category Name
1991 - Sabre, men's team Imre Bujdosó
2015 - Sabre, men's individual Áron Szilágyi

Notable former fencers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vívás - Ki kicsoda?". vasassc.hu.
  2. ^ "Olimpikonjaink (kereső)". Magyar Olimpiai Bizottsag (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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