Ernő Kolczonay (15 May 1953 – 3 October 2009)[1] was a Hungarian épée fencer, who won two Olympic silver medals in the Épée competitions.[2][3] He was a member of the Hungarian fencing team that won the world championship in Hamburg, 1978. He was runner-up in the 1979 world championship (Melbourne) and the 1982 European Championship (Mödling).
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| Born | 15 May 1953 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 October 2009 (aged 56) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||
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He was the fencer of the Hungarian club Budapesti Honved where he reached his most outstanding results. Later, he became a coach and he also worked for the Greece national team for several years.[citation needed]
At the start of the 1990s, he founded his own club named Fless Vívósikola és Sportklub. He became a successful coach and he dedicated his life to train, especially children and young people. While he remained active competitor as well, the young fencers of Fless became successful.
In his later years, Kolczonay suffered from liver disease, and died on October 3, 2009.
References
edit- ^ Elhunyt Kolocznay Ernő, a magyar vívósport kiemelkedő alakja - Origo.hu
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Ernő Kolczonay". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Ernő Kolczonay Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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