Hungarian Fencing Federation

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Hungarian Fencing Federation
MVSZ logo.jpg
SportFencing
JurisdictionHungary
AbbreviationMVSZ
AffiliationFIE
Affiliation date1917
Regional affiliationEFC
HeadquartersBudapest
PresidentZsolt Csampa
Official website
hunfencing.hu
Hungary

The Hungarian Fencing Federation (Hungarian: Magyar Vívó Szövetség - MVSZ) is the national organization for fencing in Hungary. It was founded in 1914 and has been affiliated to the International Fencing Federation since 1917. Its headquarters is in Budapest.

Hungary has hosted the World Fencing Championships five times (in 1959, 1975, 1991, 2000, and 2013). The chairman of the Hungarian Fencing Federation is Zsolt Csampa (since 2012).

Current officers[]

  • President: Zsolt Csampa
  • General vice president: Jenő Kamuti
  • Vice president: Antal Perczel
  • Professional vice president: Lajos Szlovenszky
  • Secretary: Pál Polgár

International organizations in Hungary[]

World Championships:

European Championships:

International achievements[]

Event Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg Pos.
Olympic Games 35 22 26 3rd
World Championships 89 82 92 3rd
European Championships 28 30 39 3rd

Olympic Games[]

Accurate as of the conclusion of the 2020 Olympic Games.

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Greece 1896 Athens no competitors
France 1900 Paris 5 0 0 0 0 –
United States 1904 St. Louis no competitors
United Kingdom 1908 London 8 2 1 0 3 2
Sweden 1912 Stockholm 13 2 1 1 4 1
Belgium 1920 Antwerp did not participate
France 1924 Paris 10 1 1 2 4 3
Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam 17 2 1 0 3 3
United States 1932 Los Angeles 10 2 0 2 4 3
Germany 1936 Berlin 19 3 0 1 4 2
United Kingdom 1948 London 18 3 0 2 5 2
Finland 1952 Helsinki 17 2 2 2 6 2
Australia 1956 Melbourne 18 2 1 1 4 2
Italy 1960 Rome 21 2 2 0 4 2
Japan 1964 Tokyo 20 4 0 0 4 1
Mexico 1968 Mexico City 20 2 2 3 7 2
West Germany 1972 Munich 19 2 4 2 6 1
Canada 1976 Montreal 18 1 0 2 3 4
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow 18 0 2 3 5 4
United States 1984 Los Angeles did not participate
South Korea 1988 Seoul 20 1 0 2 3 5
Spain 1992 Barcelona 20 1 2 0 3 5
United States 1996 Atlanta 15 0 1 2 3 5
Australia 2000 Sydney 13 1 0 0 1 5
Greece 2004 Athens 15 1 2 0 3 3
China 2008 Beijing 15 0 0 1 1 12
United Kingdom 2012 London 4 1 0 0 1 5
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 9 2 1 1 4 2
Japan 2020 Tokyo 10 1 1 1 3 4
Total 38 24 28 90 3

Fencing clubs of Hungary[]

Point classification for Hungarian clubs (2015)[]

Presidents[]

  • 1914–1927: Pál Beöthy, (Chief executive: Béla Nagy, 1914–1924)
  • 1927–1932: Iván Rakovszky, (Chief executive: Géza Krencsei)
  • 1932–1943: Archduke Albrecht Franz, Duke of Teschen, (Chief executive: Béla Nagyszombati)
  • 1943–1945: András Vincze
  • 1945–1948: Lajos Szilaveczky, (Chief executive: Sándor Gombos)
  • 1948–1960: János Soproni Sporer
  • 1960–1964: György Csanády
  • 1964–1968: Pál Kovács
  • 1968–1972: László Eperjesi
  • 1972–1980: Mihály Tömpe
  • 1980–1984: Péter Bakonyi
  • 1984–1994: Jenő Kamuti
  • 1994–1998: György Kertai
  • 1998–2008: György Gémesi
  • 2008–2012: János Erős
  • since 2012: Zsolt Csampa

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Egyesületi pontverseny 2015 (kard)" (PDF) (in Hungarian). hunfencing.hu.
  2. ^ "Egyesületi pontverseny 2015 (tőr)" (PDF) (in Hungarian). hunfencing.hu.
  3. ^ "Egyesületi pontverseny 2015 (párbajtőr)" (PDF) (in Hungarian). hunfencing.hu.

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