Máté Tamás Koch (born 17 September 1999) is a Hungarian épée fencer. He won the Men's épée competition at the 2023 World Fencing Championships.
| Máté Tamás Koch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | épée | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vasas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal coach | Péter Halla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He lives in Budapest, Hungary.[1] His fencing club is Vasas SC, in Budapest, and his coach is Péter Halla.[1]
Fencing career
editIn April 2017 at the 2017 Junior World Fencing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, he won a bronze medal in team épée with Hungary.[2] In January 2018 he won a bronze medal in men's epee at the 2018 European Junior Championships.[2]
In January 2019 he won a gold medal in team with Hungary in men's epee at the 2019 European Junior Championships.[2] In April 2019 at the 2019 Junior World Fencing Championships in Toruń, Poland, he won a team gold medal with Hungary.[2] In June 2023 he won a gold medal in epee team with Hungary at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland.[2]
He won the 2023 world men's epee championship in Milan, Italy.[3][4][5][6] In the last three rounds he defeated teammate and former world champion Gergely Siklósi, Ruslan Kurbanov of Kazakhstan, and Davide Di Veroli of Italy.[3][4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "The International Fencing Federation". International Fencing Federation official website.
- ^ a b c d e "Mate Tamas Koch (Fencing): Prize list and results". the-sports.org.
- ^ a b "New Star Born after Dramatic Battle: Máté Koch Becomes World Champion". Hungary Today. July 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Magyar dráma, új magyar klasszis: Koch Máté világbajnok". Magyar. July 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Ualikhanova, Aruzhan (July 27, 2023). "Kazakhstan's Ruslan Kurbanov Wins Bronze Medal at Fencing World Championships, First for Nation". The Astana Times.
- ^ a b "Vívás: Koch Máté ezüstérmes az isztambuli vk-n". NSO.hu. May 20, 2023.