Krisztián Kulcsár

The native form of this personal name is Kulcsár Krisztián. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Krisztián Kulcsár (born 28 June 1971) is a Hungarian fencer,^[1] who has won two Olympic silver medals in the team épée competition.^[2][3] He became world champion in 2007.^[4] As of 2013, he is deputy chairman of the Hungarian Fencing Federation. Kulcsár has a university degree in Economics and Law. In his private life, he is married with two daughters and one son.

Krisztián Kulcsár

At the 2013 World Fencing Championships in Budapest
Personal information
Born	(1971-06-28) 28 June 1971 (age 53) Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Club	Bp. Honvéd
Medal record Men's fencing Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team epée 2004 Athens Team epée World Championships 2007 Saint Petersburg Individual epée

Kulcsár was elected President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) on 2 May 2017, replacing Zsolt Borkai.^[5] The general assembly of MOB withdrew confidence from Kulcsár on 30 December 2021. Therefore, Kulcsár resigned from his position with effect from 31 January 2022.^[6]

Awards

• Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1998
• National Defence awards, II.class (1998)
• Hungarian Fencer of the Year (1): 2007

Orders and special awards

• Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Silver Cross (1992)
• Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Knight's Cross (2004)

References

1. "Krisztián Kulcsár". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
2. "Hungary Fencing at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
3. "Hungary Fencing at the 2004 Athina Summer Games". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
4. "Kulcsar upsets #1 to win Epee World Championship". fencing.net. 2007-10-03. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
5. Ághassi, Antal (2 May 2017). "Borkai elbukott, Kulcsár az új MOB-elnök". Index.hu. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
6. "Kulcsár Krisztiántól megvonta a bizalmat a MOB-közgyűlés". 24.hu. 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2021-12-30.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Zsolt Borkai	President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee 2017–2022	Succeeded by Zsolt Gyulay