Emese Szász-Kovács

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Emese Szász-Kovács

Emese Szász (pronounced [ˈɛmɛʃɛ ˈsaːs]; born 7 September 1982) is a Hungarian left-handed épée fencer, three-time Olympian, and 2016 individual Olympic champion.[1]

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Emese Szász
Personal information
Full nameEmese Judit Szász
Born (1982-09-07) 7 September 1982 (age 42)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryHungary
Weaponépée
Handleft-handed
ClubVasas SC (2009- )
Bp. Honvéd ( -2009)
Head coachGyőző Kulcsár
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's épée
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroIndividual
World Championships
2005 LeipzigTeam
2010 ParisIndividual
2006 TurinIndividual
2013 BudapestIndividual
European Championships
2013 ZagrebIndividual
2013 ZagrebTeam
2017 TbilisiIndividual
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Career

Szász's first sport was swimming, but she grew tired of it. She did not think she would succeed in a ball game, being left-handed, so she took on fencing. Her first coaches were György Felletár and Béla Kopetka. She joined the junior national Hungarian team, with which she won a gold medal at the 1998 Junior World Championships in Valencia and a silver medal at the 1999 edition in Keszthely.

She began the 2013–14 season by winning gold in the 2013 World Combat Games in Saint-Petersburg, defeating in the final world champion Julia Beljajeva.[2]

Medal Record

Olympic Games

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Year Location Event Position
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Individual Women's Épée 1st[3]
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World Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2005 Germany Leipzig, Germany Team Women's Épée 2nd[4]
2006 Italy Turin, Italy Individual Women's Épée 3rd[5]
2010 France Paris, France Individual Women's Épée 2nd[6]
2013 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[7]
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European Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2007 Belgium Ghent, Belgium Team Women's Épée 2nd[8]
2013 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Individual Women's Épée 3rd[9]
2013 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Team Women's Épée 3rd[10]
2015 Switzerland Montreux, Switzerland Individual Women's Épée 3rd[11]
2016 Poland Toruń, Poland Individual Women's Épée 3rd[12]
2017 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Individual Women's Épée 3rd[13]
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Grand Prix

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Date Location Event Position
05/12/2006 Spain Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 3rd[14]
06/16/2006 Cuba Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 1st[15]
01/19/2007 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 2nd[16]
02/09/2007 Italy Rome, Italy Individual Women's Épée 2nd[17]
01/18/2008 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 1st[18]
01/16/2009 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[19]
02/06/2009 Italy Rome, Italy Individual Women's Épée 1st[20]
01/23/2010 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 2nd[21]
02/19/2010 France Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Individual Women's Épée 3rd[22]
05/28/2010 Canada Montreal, Canada Individual Women's Épée 2nd[23]
06/11/2011 China Nanjing, China Individual Women's Épée 3rd[24]
02/25/2012 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[25]
05/23/2013 Cuba Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 2nd[26]
05/22/2014 Cuba Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 3rd[27]
12/06/2014 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 3rd[28]
05/26/2017 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia Individual Women's Épée 1st[29]
05/25/2018 Colombia Cali, Colombia Individual Women's Épée 1st[30]
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World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
05/01/2004 Austria Mödling, Austria Individual Women's Épée 2nd[31]
05/14/2004 Italy Legnano, Italy Individual Women's Épée 2nd[32]
03/03/2007 Germany Tauberbischofsheim, Germany Individual Women's Épée 1st[33]
05/26/2007 Australia Sydney, Australia Individual Women's Épée 1st[34]
01/26/2008 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Individual Women's Épée 1st[35]
02/16/2008 Spain Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 2nd[36]
03/07/2009 Germany Tauberbischofsheim, Germany Individual Women's Épée 1st[37]
03/27/2010 Luxembourg Luxembourg Individual Women's Épée 1st[38]
06/24/2011 Australia Sydney, Australia Individual Women's Épée 3rd[39]
03/01/2013 France Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Individual Women's Épée 2nd[40]
02/07/2014 Germany Leipzig, Germany Individual Women's Épée 3rd[41]
03/07/2014 Spain Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 1st[42]
05/16/2014 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Individual Women's Épée 2nd[43]
11/14/2014 China Xuzhou, China Individual Women's Épée 1st[44]
10/24/2014 Italy Legnano, Italy Individual Women's Épée 3rd[45]
10/23/2015 Italy Legnano, Italy Individual Women's Épée 3rd[46]
01/20/2017 Spain Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 3rd[47]
10/20/2017 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia Individual Women's Épée 3rd[48]
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Awards

Orders and special awards

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