Further Personal Information |
Marital status |
* unknown * |
Residence |
London, ENG |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, German, Hungarian, Serbian |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing in 1991. |
Club / Team |
Budapesti VSC: Hungary |
Name of coach |
Ivan Kovacs [national] |
Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Fencing is a sport in which it does not matter how strong, how quick or how old you are, because the smarter one with the better plan always wins." (howtospendit.ft.com, 24 Mar 2012) |
Other information |
MOVING TO ENGLAND After failing to qualify for the 2006 World Championships in Turin, Italy, she decided to take a break from fencing. She moved to London, England, to take up a job in publishing. After five years she made her international comeback for Hungary, despite having the chance to switch nationality to Great Britain. (borsonline.hu, 17 Jun 2013; origo.hu, 13 Jan 2009)
FENCING CLUB She founded Knightsbridge Fencing Club in London, England, with Hungarian fencer Tamas Kovacs. (howtospendit.ft.com, 24 Mar 2012; knightsbridgefencingclub.com, 04 Jun 2010) |
World Championships |
2005 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
European Championships |
2013 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Zagreb, Croatia |
2005 |
8 |
Individual Epee |
Zalaegerszeg, Hungary |
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