Budapesti VSC created a fencing section in 1949, which had one of the most successful teams in Hungary.
Achievements Competition Gold Silver Bronze Total Summer Olympic Games 8 11 6 25 World Championships 36 European Championships 10 Universiade and World Universiade Summer Games World Cup European Cup
Fencing Hall Name: Szőnyi utcai Vívócsarnok City: Budapest, Hungary Address: H-1142 Budapest, XIV. district, Szőnyi út 2. II. em.
International success
Olympic medalists The team's olympic medalists are shown below. GamesMedalCategoryName 1952 Helsinki - Foil, women's individual Ilona Elek 1956 Melbourne - Sabre, men's team Attila Keresztes; 1960 Rome - Sabre, men's team Tamás Mendelényi; - Foil, women's team Györgyi Marvalics, Magdolna Nyári; 1964 Tokyo - Foil, women's team Judit Ágoston; 1968 Mexico City - Épée, men's team Csaba Fenyvesi; - Foil, men's individual Jenő Kamuti - Foil, women's team Ildikó Bóbis; 1972 Munich - Épée, men's individual Csaba Fenyvesi - Épée, men's team Sándor Erdős, Csaba Fenyvesi; - Foil, men's individual Jenő Kamuti - Foil, women's individual Ildikó Bóbis - Foil, women's team Ildikó Bóbis; - Sabre, men's team Pál Gerevich; 1976 Montreal - Foil, women's team Ildikó Bóbis, Magda Maros; 1980 Moscow - Foil, women's individual Magda Maros - Foil, women's team Magda Maros; - Sabre, men's team Pál Gerevich; 1988 Seoul - Foil, men's team Zsolt Érsek; 1992 Barcelona - Épée, men's team Ferenc Hegedűs; 2004 Athens - Épée, men's team Iván Kovács;
World Championships YearCategoryName1951- Foil, women's individual Ilona Elek1952- Foil, women's team Ilona Elek, Margit Elek, Magdolna Nyári-Kovács1953- Épée, men's individual József Sákovics - Foil, women's team Katalin Kiss1954- Sabre, men's team Dániel Magay - Foil, women's team Katalin Kiss, Magdolna Nyári-Kovács1955- Sabre, men's team Attila Keresztes - Foil, women's team Katalin Kiss, Magdolna Nyári-Kovács1957- Foil, men's team Jenő Kamuti, Ferenc Czvikovszky - Sabre, men's team Tamás Mendelényi1958- Sabre, men's team Tamás Mendelényi1959- Foil, women's team Magdolna Nyári-Kovács, Györgyi Marvalics-Székely1962- Foil, women's team Magdolna Nyári-Kovács1967- Foil, women's team Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis1970- Épée, men's team Csaba Fenyvesi, Sándor Erdős1971- Épée, men's team Csaba Fenyvesi1973- Sabre, men's team Pál Gerevich - Foil, women's team Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis, Magda Maros1974- Foil, women's individual Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis1977- Sabre, men's individual Pál Gerevich1978- Épée, men's team Csaba Fenyvesi, Jenő Pap - Sabre, men's team Pál Gerevich1982- Épée, men's individual Jenő Pap1998- Épée, men's team Attila Fekete2001- Épée, men's team Iván Kovács, Attila Fekete2002- Épée, women's team Hajnalka Tóth
European Championships YearCategoryName1991- Foil, men's individual Zsolt Érsek - Foil, men's team Zsolt Érsek1998- Épée, men's team Attila Fekete2001- Épée, women's team Hajnalka Tóth2002- Épée, women's team Hajnalka Tóth2006- Épée, men's individual Iván Kovács - Épée, men's team Iván Kovács, Attila Fekete2007- Épée, men's team Iván Kovács2010- Épée, men's team Tamás Pádár
Notable former fencers
Sabre Dániel Magay Attila Keresztes Tamás Mendelényi Pál Gerevich
Épée József Sákovics Csaba Fenyvesi Jenő Pap Sándor Erdős Attila Fekete Hajnalka Tóth Iván Kovács Tamás Pádár
Foil Ilona Elek Margit Elek Magdolna Nyári-Kovács Katalin Kiss Judit Ágoston-Mendelényi Jenő Kamuti Ferenc Czvikovszky Györgyi Marvalics-Székely Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis Magda Maros Zsolt Érsek
See also Hungarian Fencer of the Year
References
External links Fencing section website Official Budapesti VSC website