MTK Budapest (fencing)

MTK Budapest
Founded1908
Based inBudapest, Hungary
ArenaLantos Mihály Sporttelep
Colors  blue and   white
ChairmanTamás Deutsch
ManagerMarina Várkonyi
Csilla Sütő
Websitemtk.hu

MTK Budapest created a fencing section on 17 October 1908, which had one of the most successful teams in Hungary.

Achievements

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Total
Summer Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships
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
Csilla Sütő Hungary Branch Director (sabre)
Gábor Udvarhelyi Hungary Head coach
Ildikó Mincza Hungary Branch President (foil, épée)
Gábor Gárdos Hungary Branch President (sabre)
Marina Várkonyi Hungary Branch Director (foil, épée)
Róbert Bakodi Hungary Coach
Dániel Bojti Hungary Coach
István László Hungary Coach
András Peterdi Hungary Coach
Tibor Török Hungary Coach
Miklós Kósa Hungary Junior coach
Gergely Sárközi Hungary Junior coach

Athletes

Men's squad

  • Botond Árpási
  • Gellért Csapodi
  • András Elbert
  • Bence Fabó
  • Róbert Gátai
  • Ervin Karasszon
  • András Kovács
  • István Kovács
  • Balázs Gábor Lengyel
  • Áron Makovecz
  • Csaba Pásztor
  • Ervin Sági
  • Péter Szényi
  • Péter Valicsek

Women's squad

  • Nóra Balla
  • Katalin Báthory
  • Edina Czeglédi, dr.
  • Zita Fenyősi
  • Zsófia Gajdán
  • Nóra Garam
  • Nóra Kárpáti
  • Regina Lampert
  • Anna Márton
  • Anita Nyéki
  • Barbara Szombath

Fencing Hall

International success

Olympic medalists

The team's olympic medalists are shown below.[2]

Games Medal Category Name
United Kingdom 1948 London  Gold - Sabre, men's team Bertalan Papp, Aladár Gerevich, Tibor Berczelly; L. Rajcsányi, R. Kárpáti, P. Kovács
 Gold - Sabre, men's individual Aladár Gerevich
 Bronze - Foil, men's individual Lajos Maszlay
Finland 1952 Helsinki  Gold - Sabre, men's team Tibor Berczelly, Aladár Gerevich; B. Papp, L. Rajcsányi, R. Kárpáti, P. Kovács
 Silver - Sabre, men's individual Aladár Gerevich
 Bronze - Foil, men's team Tibor Berczelly, Aladár Gerevich, József Sákovics; E. Palócz, E. Tilli, L. Maszlay
 Bronze - Sabre, men's individual Tibor Berczelly
Australia 1956 Melbourne  Gold - Sabre, men's team Aladár Gerevich; A. Keresztes, R. Kárpáti, J. Hámori, P. Kovács, D. Magay
 Silver - Épée, men's team Barnabás Berzsenyi, József Sákovics; B. Rerrich, A. Nagy, J. Marosi, L. Balthazár
 Bronze - Foil, men's team József Sákovics; L. Somodi, J. Gyuricza, E. Tilli, J. Marosi, M. Fülöp
Italy 1960 Rome  Gold - Sabre, men's team Zoltán Horváth, Aladár Gerevich; T. Mendelényi, R. Kárpáti, P. Kovács, G. Delneky
 Silver - Sabre, men's individual Zoltán Horváth
 Silver - Foil, women's team Lídia Dömölky; Gy. Marvalics, I. Rejtő, M. Nyári, K. Juhász
Japan 1964 Tokyo  Gold - Épée, men's team Árpád Bárány, Tamás Gábor; I. Kausz, Gy. Kulcsár, Z. Nemere
 Gold - Foil, women's team Lídia Dömölky; P. Marosi, K. Juhász, J. Ágoston, I. Rejtő
Mexico 1968 Mexico City  Gold - Épée, men's team Pál Schmitt; Cs. Fenyvesi, Z. Nemere, Gy. Kulcsár, P. B.Nagy
 Silver - Foil, women's team Lídia Dömölky; I. Bóbis, I. Rejtő, M. Gulácsy, P. Marosi
West Germany 1972 Munich  Gold - Épée, men's team Pál Schmitt; S. Erdős, Cs. Fenyvesi, Gy. Kulcsár, I. Osztrics
 Silver - Foil, women's team Ildikó Tordasi; I. Rejtő, I. Bóbis, M. Szolnoki, I. Rónay
Canada 1976 Montreal  Gold - Foil, women's individual Ildikó Tordasi
 Bronze - Foil, women's team Ildikó Tordasi, Edit Kovács; I. Rejtő, I. Bóbis, M. Maros
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow  Bronze - Foil, women's team Edit Kovács, Ildikó Tordasi, Zsuzsanna Szőcs; M. Maros, G. Stefanek
South Korea 1988 Seoul  Bronze - Foil, men's team Róbert Gátai; I. Szelei, Zs. Érsek, I. Busa, P. Szekeres
 Bronze - Foil, women's team Zsuzsanna Szőcs, Katalin Tuschák, Edit Kovács; Zs. Jánosi, G. Stefanek
Spain 1992 Barcelona  Silver - Épée, men's team Iván Kovács, Gábor Totola; K. Kulcsár, F. Hegedűs, E. Kolczonay
China 2008 Beijing  Bronze - Épée, women's individual Ildikó Mincza

See also

References

  1. ^ "Szakmai stáb". mtk.hu.
  2. ^ "Olimpikonjaink (kereső)". Magyar Olimpiai Bizottsag (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 September 2016.