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

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

Achievements

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Competition   Gold   Silver   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   Honorary Branch President
Domonkos Ferjancsik   Branch President
dr. György Boros   Branch Director
Béla Somlai   Coach, sabre
Péter Halla   Coach, épée
Gergely Halla   Coach, épée
Ádám Fridvalszky   Coach, sabre
Ferenc Riba   Coach, sabre
Ferenc Pinkóczi   Coach, sabre
András Weiperth   Coach, sabre
Etele Ravasz   Coach, sabre
Sebestyén Puy   Coach, sabre
Győző Kulcsár   Coach, épée
Árpád Németh   Coach, épée
István Szlovenszky   Coach, épée
Izabella Laborc   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
  1948 London   Gold - Sabre, men's team László Rajcsányi, Rudolf Kárpáti; B. Papp, A. Gerevich, T. Berczelly, P. Kovács
  1952 Helsinki   Bronze - Foil, men's team Endre Palócz, Endre Tilli; T. Berczelly, A. Gerevich, J. Sákovics, L. Maszalay
  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
  1960 Rome   Gold - Sabre, men's team Pál Kovács, Gábor Delneky; T. Mendelényi, R. Kárpáti, Z. Horváth, A. Gerevich
  1964 Tokyo   Gold - Épée, men's team Zoltán Nemere; Á. Bárány, T. Gábor, I. Kausz, Gy. Kulcsár, Z. Nemere
  1968 Mexico City   Bronze - Sabre, men's team Tamás Kovács, Miklós Meszéna; J. Kalmár, T. Pézsa, P. Bakonyi
  1972 Munich   Silver - Sabre, men's individual Péter Marót
  Bronze - Sabre, men's team Tamás Kovács, Péter Marót; P. Gerevich, T. Pézsa, P. Bakonyi
  1980 Moscow   Bronze - Sabre, men's team Ferenc Hammang; I. Gedővári, R. Nébald, P. Gerevich, Gy. Nébald
  1988 Seoul   Gold - Sabre, men's team Imre Bujdosó, Imre Gedővári; Gy. Nébald, L. Csongrádi, B. Szabó
  1992 Barcelona   Silver - Sabre, men's team Imre Bujdosó; B. Szabó, Cs. Köves, Gy. Nébald, P. Abay
  2004 Athens   Silver - Sabre, men's individual Zsolt Nemcsik
  2012 London   Gold - Sabre, men's individual Áron Szilágyi
  2016 Rio de Janeiro   Gold - Épée, women's individual Emese Szász
  Gold - Sabre, men's individual Áron Szilágyi
  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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