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| IMRE Géza |
| NOC |
Hungary
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
23 Dec 1974
in Budapest, HUN
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| Height | 1.84 m |
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Further Personal Information |
| Marital status |
Married |
| Family |
Wife Beatrix Kokeny, children Bence and Szofi |
| Residence |
Budapest, HUN |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Coach |
| Languages |
English, Hungarian |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing foil in 1983. He took up epee in 1988. |
| Why this sport? |
His parents encouraged him to try the sport. |
| Club / Team |
Honved: Budapest, HUN |
| Name of coach |
Tamas Dancshazy-Nagy [national] |
| Handedness |
Left |
International Debut |
| Year |
1993 |
| Competing for |
Hungary |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Ge (Facebook profile, 02 May 2017) |
| Injuries |
In May 2015 an illness meant he was unable to attend a national team training camp in Tata, Hungary. (hunfencing.hu, 04 Jun 2015) |
| Awards and honours |
He was named the 2015 Hungarian Fencer of the Year. (nemzetisport.hu, 15 Dec 2015)
He received the Knight Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary in 2004. (Facebook page, 14 Jun 2017) |
| Famous relatives |
His wife Beatrix Kokeny was part of the Hungarian handball team that won silver at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. (Facebook page, 14 Jun 2017; NOC, 29 Jul 2008) |
| Other information |
AUTHOR
In 2017 he published his autobiography called 'Feherarany'. (Facebook page, 14 Jun 2017; 24.hu, 07 Jun 2017)
OLDEST WINNER
At age 40 and 204 days, he became the oldest fencer to have claimed victory in individual epee at the world championships when he won gold at the 2015 edition in Moscow, Russian Federation. (rio2016.fie.org, 15 Jul 2015) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2016 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2016 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2008 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Beijing, China |
| 2004 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Athens, Greece |
| 1996 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Atlanta, GA, United States |
| World Championships |
| 2015 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Moscow, Russia |
| 2013 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2012 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2011 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Catania, Italy |
| 2011 |
6 |
Individual Epee |
Catania, Italy |
| 2010 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Paris, France |
| 2009 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Antalya, Turkey |
| 2007 |
3 |
Team Epee |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 2006 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Turin, Italy |
| 2005 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2002 |
8 |
Individual Epee |
Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2001 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Nîmes, France |
| 1998 |
1 |
Team Epee |
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland |
| 1995 |
3 |
Team Epee |
The Hague, Netherlands |
| European Championships |
| 2016 |
6 |
Individual Epee |
Torun, Poland |
| 2013 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2010 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2008 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2008 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2007 |
8 |
Individual Epee |
Ghent, Belgium |
| 2006 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Izmir, Turkey |
| 2006 |
5 |
Individual Epee |
Izmir, Turkey |
| 2002 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Moscow, Russia |
| 1998 |
6 |
Individual Epee |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
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