Soma Somody
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| Born | 22 May 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Épée | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National coach | Tamás Dancsházi-Nagy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | MTK (2013– ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Dániel Bojti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Tibor Török | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | FIE current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Soma Somody (born 22 May 2004) is a Hungarian right-handed épée fencer, U23 European Champion, Universiade silver medalist, junior European Champion and junior world championship bronze medalist hungarian fencer.[1] [2] [3]
Medal Record
U23 European Championship
| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.5.2023 | Budapest, Hungary | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[4] |
| 4.6.2024 | Antalya, Turkey | Team Men's Épée | 1st[5] |
Junior World Championship
| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4.2023 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[6] |
| 9.4.2023 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[7] |
Junior European Championship
| Date | Location | Event | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.2.2023 | Tallinn, Estonia | Invidual Men's Épée | 3rd[8] | |
| 27.2.2023 | Tallinn, Estonia | Team Men's Épée | 1st[9] |
Universiade - FISU World University Games
| Date | Location | Event | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.7.2025 | Essen, Germany | Invidual Men's Épée | 2nd[11] | |
| 21.7.2025 | Essen, Germany | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[12] |
Cadet European Championship
| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.2.2020 | Poreč, Croatia | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[13] |
World Cups and Grand Prix
| Date | Location | Event | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.3.2023 | Budapest, Hungary | Individual Men's Épée | 32rd[14] | |
| 18.5.2024 | Saint-Maur, France | Individual Men's Épée | 37th[15] | |
| 9.11.2024 | Berne, Switzerland | Individual Men's Épée | 42th[16] | |
| 23.11.2024 | Vancouver, Canada | Individual Men's Épée | 38th[17] | |
| 26.01.2025 | Doha, Qatar | Individual Men's Épée | 22nd[18] | |
| 29.03.2025 | Marrakech, Morocco | Individual Men's Épée | 22nd[19] |
National Championships
| Date | Location | Event | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.05.2024 | Budapest, Hungary | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[20] | |
| 20.12.2024 | Budapest, Hungary | Invidual Men's Épée | 2nd[21] | |
| 22.12.2024 | Budapest, Hungary | Invidual Men's Épée | 3rd[22] |
Personal life
He was born in 2004 in Budapest. He still lives here with his parents and two siblings, Bonca and Zorka. Full-time university student at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Communication and Media Studies.
He started fencing when he was 9 years old, and his coaches immediately directed him towards épée. He has been competing since the age of 10, initially in the Olimpici series. His first coach was Tibor Török, currently Dániel Bojti has been training him for 6 years.
References
- ^ "Results of European Championships U20 - Juniors Team Male - Epée - Estonia - Tallinn". The European Fencing Confederation (EFC) official website. eurofencing.info.
- ^ "Results of European Championships U20 - Juniors Individual Male - Epée - Estonia - Tallinn". The European Fencing Confederation (EFC) official website. eurofencing.info.
- ^ "07 Apr 2023 junior world championship - Championnats du monde juniors-cadets". fie.org. 7 April 2023.
- ^ "U23 European team championship" (PDF). The European Fencing Confederation (EFC) official website. eurofencing.info. 27 May 2023.
- ^ "U23 European team championship" (PDF). The European Fencing Confederation (EFC) official website. eurofencing.info. 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Junior world invidual championship - Championnats du monde juniors". The International Fencing Federation (FIE) official website. fie.org. 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Junior world team championship - Championnats du monde juniors". The International Fencing Federation (FIE) official website. fie.org. 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Results of European Championships U20 - Juniors Individual Male - Epée - Estonia - Tallinn". The European Fencing Confederation (EFC) official website. eurofencing.info.
- ^ "Results of European Championships U20 - Juniors Team Male - Epée - Estonia - Tallinn". The European Fencing Confederation (EFC) official website. eurofencing.info.
- ^ "Team Hungary strike gold in the Team Men's Epee Championship". The European Fencing Confederation (EFC) official website. eurofencing.info.
- ^ "Results of Universiade 2025 - Individual Male - Epée - Germany - Essen". Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games official website. FISU.
- ^ "Results of Universiade 2025 - Team Male - Epée - Germany - Essen". Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games official website. FISU.
- ^ "Results of European Championships U17 - Cadets Individual Male - Epée - Porec - Croatia". The European Fencing Confederation (EFC) official website. eurofencing.info.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ "Results of National Championship Team Male - Epée - Budapest - Hungary". The Hungarian Fencing Federation official website. hunfencing.hu.
- ^ "Results of National Championship Individual Male - Epée - Budapest - Hungary". The Hungarian Fencing Federation official website. hunfencing.hu.
- ^ "Results of National Championship Team Male - Epée - Budapest - Hungary". The Hungarian Fencing Federation official website. hunfencing.hu.