Újpesti TE (fencing)

Újpesti TE
Founded1922
Based inBudapest, Hungary
LocationKirály u. 71
Colors  purple and   white
ChairmanIstván Őze
ManagerDezső László
Websiteute.hu

Újpesti TE created a fencing section in 1922, which had one of the most successful teams in Hungary.

Achievements

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Total
Summer Olympic Games 9 10 9 28
World Championships 21
European Championships 5
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][2]

Name Nat. Job
Dezső László Branch President
Péter Bíró Coach, foil
Viktor Feczer Coach, foil, épée
Rita Gáborján Coach, foil, épée
László Gergácz Coach, sabre
Ádám Karvalics Coach, foil
László Kossuth Coach, sabre, foil
Laura Kovács Coach, sabre
Gábor Kreiss Coach, foil
Kolos Kun Coach, sabre
Zoltán Beszédes Gunsmith

Athletes

Men's squad

  • Bálint Kossuth

Women's squad

Fencing Hall

International success

Olympic medalists

The team's olympic medalists are shown below.[3]

Games Medal Category Name
1936 Berlin  Gold - Sabre, men's team Endre Kabos; P. Kovács, T. Berczelly, I. Rajczy, A. Gerevich, L. Rajcsányi
 Gold - Sabre, men's individual Endre Kabos
1956 Melbourne  Bronze - Foil, men's team id. Lajos Somodi; J. Gyuricza, E. Tilli, J. Marosi, M. Fülöp, J. Sákovics
1960 Rome  Silver - Foil, women's team Ildikó Rejtő; Gy. Marvalics, M. Nyári, K. Juhász, L. Dömölky
1964 Tokyo  Gold - Foil, women's individual Ildikó Rejtő
 Gold - Foil, women's team Paula Marosi, Ildikó Rejtő; K. Juhász, J. Ágoston, L. Dömölky
1968 Mexico City  Gold - Épée, men's team Pál B. Nagy; Cs. Fenyvesi, Z. Nemere, P. Schmitt, Gy. Kulcsár
 Silver - Foil, women's team Ildikó Rejtő; L. Dömölky, I. Bóbis, M. Gulácsy, P. Marosi
 Bronze - Foil, women's individual Ildikó Rejtő
1972 Munich  Silver - Foil, women's team Ildikó Rejtő, Mária Szolnoki, Ildikó Rónay; I. Bóbis, I. Tordasi
1976 Montreal  Bronze - Foil, women's team Ildikó Rejtő; I. Tordasi, I. Bóbis, M. Maros E. Kovács
1980 Moscow  Bronze - Sabre, men's individual Imre Gedővári
 Bronze - Foil, women's team Gertrúd Stefanek; M. Maros, E. Kovács, I. Tordasi, Zs. Szőcs
 Bronze - Sabre, men's team Imre Gedővári; R. Nébald, P. Gerevich, Gy. Nébald, F. Hammang
1988 Seoul  Gold - Sabre, men's team László Csongrádi, Bence Szabó; Gy. Nébald, I. Bujdosó, I. Gedővári
 Bronze - Foil, men's team Pál Szekeres; I. Szelei, Zs. Érsek, I. Busa, R. Gátai
 Bronze - Foil, women's team Gertrúd Stefanek; Zs. Jánosi, Zs. Szőcs, K. Tuschák, E. Kovács
1992 Barcelona  Gold - Sabre, men's individual Bence Szabó
 Silver - Sabre, men's team Bence Szabó, Csaba Köves, Péter Abay; Gy. Nébald, I. Bujdosó
1996 Atlanta  Silver - Sabre, men's team Csaba Köves, József Navarrete, Bence Szabó

World Championships

Year Category Name
1962 - Foil, women's team Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Paula Marosi
1963 - Foil, women's individual Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő
1967 - Foil, women's team Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő
1973 - Foil, women's team Mária Szolnoki, Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő
1978 - Sabre, men's team Imre Gedővári, Zoltán Nagyházi
1981 - Épée, men's individual Zoltán Székely
- Sabre, men's team Imre Gedővári
1982 - Sabre, men's team Imre Gedővári, Zoltán Nagyházi
1987 - Foil, women's team Gertrúd Stefanek
1991 - Sabre, men's team Péter Abay, Csaba Köves, Bence Szabó
1993 - Sabre, men's team Péter Abay, Csaba Köves, József Navarrete, Bence Szabó
1998 - Sabre, men's team József Navarrete

European Championships

Year Category Name
1981 - Sabre, men's individual Imre Gedővári
1991 - Foil, women's team Ildikó Pusztai, Gertrúd Stefanek
- Sabre, men's team Bence Szabó, Péter Abay

Notable former fencers

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bemutatkozás". utevivas.hu.
  2. ^ "Edzőink". utevivas.hu.
  3. ^ "Olimpikonjaink (kereső)". Magyar Olimpiai Bizottsag (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 September 2016.