Vasas SC (fencing)

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

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

Technical and Managerial Staff

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

Men's squad

Women's squad

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

Fencing Hall

International success

Olympic medalists

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

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

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

Notable former fencers

See also

References

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