Ildikó Schwarczenberger

Ildikó Tordasi (née Schwarczenberger; 9 September 1951 – 13 July 2015) was a Hungarian foil fencer. She competed in the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won four medals.[1][2]

Ildikó Schwarczenberger
Personal information
Born(1951-09-09)9 September 1951
Budapest, Hungary
Died13 July 2015(2015-07-13) (aged 63)
Budapest
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Weaponfoil
Handleft-handed
ClubVörös Meteor, Budapest
MTK, Budapest
Head coachBertalan Szőcs
Medal record
Women's foil
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Team
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Vienna Team
Gold medal – first place 1973 Göteborg Team
Silver medal – second place 1973 Göteborg Individual
Silver medal – second place 1974 Grenoble Team
Silver medal – second place 1974 Grenoble Individual
Silver medal – second place 1975 Budapesta Team
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Buenos Aires Individual
Silver medal – second place 1979 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Melbourne Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Clermont-Ferrand Team
Silver medal – second place 1982 Roma Team

Schwarczenberger was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year after winning the world title in 1973. In 1976 she won another world title and an Olympics gold medal. She died on 13 July 2015 at the age of 63.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Ildikó Schwarczenberger". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Ildikó Schwarczenberger profile". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011.
  3. ^ Obituary Archived 23 July 2015 at archive.today, mob.hu; accessed 30 December 2017.(in Hungarian)
Awards
Preceded by Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year
1973
Succeeded by
Preceded by Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year
1976
Succeeded by