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KREISS Fanni
NOC Hungary   
GenderWomen
Born 12 Apr 1989 in Budapest, HUN
Height1.74 m
Human Interest
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Ujpesti Torna Egylet [UTE]: Budapest, HUN
Handedness Right
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing in 1996.
Further Personal Information
Languages German, Hungarian
General Interest
Injuries As a result of the after-effects of COVID-19, she suffered with thyroid problems and arrhythmia [irregular heartbeat], which caused her to miss part of the Hungarian Cup series in November 2020 along with the national championships the following month. She returned to competition in January 2021. (blikk.hu, 21 Jan 2021; nemzetisport.hu, 17 Jan 2021)
Ambitions To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (hir.ma, 07 Dec 2021)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Gabor Kreiss [father]
General Interest
Famous relatives Her husband Mate Hari has also represented Hungary in fencing, including at the 2017 World Championships in Leipzig, Germany. (nemzetisport.hu, 07 Dec 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 11 Apr 2022)
Other information MATERNITY BREAK
She decided to skip the 2021/22 competition season due to pregnancy. "Of course my baby is the most important thing now, but if all goes well, I want to return to competition with the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris amongst my plans." (nemzetisport.hu, 07 Dec 2021; hir.ma, 07 Dec 2021)
Further Personal Information
Family Husband Mate Hari

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2020 Classification Round 5-8 Team Foil Tokyo, Japan
World Championships
2011 5 Team Foil Catania, Italy
European Championships
2023 (Team) 4 Team Foil Kraków, Poland
2019 5 Team Foil Düsseldorf, Germany
2018 6 Team Foil Novi Sad, Serbia
2018 7 Individual Foil Novi Sad, Serbia
2017 4 Team Foil Tbilisi, Georgia
2017 Quarterfinal Individual Foil Tbilisi, Georgia
2010 6 Team Foil Leipzig, Germany
2009 8 Team Foil Plovdiv, Bulgaria