Újpesti TE (fencing)

For the parent multi-sport club, see Újpesti TE.

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

Újpesti TE

Founded	1922
Based in	Budapest, Hungary
Location	Király u. 71
Colors	purple and   white
Chairman	István Őze
Manager	Dezső László
Website	ute.hu

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

• Fruzsina Gólya
• Fanni Kreiss
• Viktória Mesteri
• Aida Mohamed

Fencing Hall

• Name: UTE Vívócsarnok
• City: Budapest, Hungary
• Address: H-1077 Budapest, VII. district, Király u. 71.

International success

Olympic medalists

Ildikó Rejtő (2x olympic, 5x world champion)

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

Sabre Endre Kabos Imre Gedővári Zoltán Nagyházi László Csongrádi Bence Szabó Csaba Köves József Navarrete Péter Abay

Épée Pál B. Nagy Zoltán Székely

Foil Paula Marosi Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő Mária Szolnoki Gertrúd Stefanek Ildikó Pusztai

See also

• Hungarian Fencer of the Year

References

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

External links

• Fencing section website (in Hungarian)
• Official Újpesti TE website (in Hungarian)
• Újpesti TE on Facebook