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| DECSI Tamas |
| NOC |
Hungary
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
15 Oct 1982
in Kazincbarcika, HUN
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| Height | 1.78 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Kertvarosi Vivo Sport Egyesulet [KVSE]: Budapest, HUN |
| Name of coach |
Andras Decsi [national, brother], HUN |
| Handedness |
Right |
| Why this sport? |
His father and his older brother both competed in fencing, so he naturally followed them into the sport. "I first swam and then played tennis for four years - it was a huge passion. At the time my dad was fencing and my brother Andras had already begun. I was very impressed with the cups and medals that were brought home. There was no particular urge to get involved in the sport, but at age 10 I just took it up and it stuck with me." |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
Hungarian |
General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
His older brother Andras represented Hungary in fencing at the 2005 World Cup event in Bangkok, Thailand, and has since served as a Hungarian national team coach in the sport. Their father Istvan also competed in fencing, and has worked as a coach in Hungary. (utanpotlassport.hu, 25 Aug 2018; kertvarosivivas.hu, 08 Sep 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 25 Jun 2015; helyihirek.hu, 18 Feb 2009) |
| Hero / Idol |
Hungarian fencers Bence Szabo and Aladar Gerevich. (index.hu, 10 Jun 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age 10. |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Law - KRE-AJK Law Academy: Budapest, HUN |
General Interest |
| Other information |
FAMILY AFFAIR
His older brother Andras became his coach in 2015. In 2017 Andras was appointed head coach of the Hungary men's sabre team. The brothers' father, Istvan Decsi, founded the Kertvaros Fencing SE club in 2008 in Hungary, where both brothers have coached. Tamas has worn his hair in a ponytail as a tribute to his father, who also fenced in a ponytail, and has said that he does not feel pressure due to his family's involvement in the sport. "There is no extra pressure at all, on the contrary it [working with family] offers a lot of positive elements to build into my fencing." (blikk.hu, 18 Apr 2016; nemzetisport.hu, 27 Jan 2017; sosz.hu, 17 Aug 2017; borsonline.hu, 08 Jul 2016)
FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2018 he began studying sports law at Pazmany Peter Catholic University in Budapest, Hungary. (Facebook profile, 01 Jan 2019) |
| Hobbies |
Playing tennis. (nemzetisport.hu, 23 Nov 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Two children |
| Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
3 |
Team Sabre |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2008 |
7 |
Team Sabre |
Beijing, China |
| World Championships |
| 2023 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Milan, Italy |
| 2022 |
2 |
Team Sabre |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2019 |
2 |
Team Sabre |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2018 |
3 |
Team Sabre |
Wuxi, China |
| 2017 |
2 |
Team Sabre |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2014 |
3 |
Team Sabre |
Kazan, Russia |
| 2011 |
6 |
Team Sabre |
Catania, Italy |
| 2009 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Antalya, Turkey |
| 2009 |
3 |
Team Sabre |
Antalya, Turkey |
| 2007 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 2006 |
4 |
Team Sabre |
Turin, Italy |
| European Championships |
| 2023 (Team) |
4 |
Team Sabre |
Kraków, Poland |
| 2022 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Antalya, Turkey |
| 2019 |
2 |
Team Sabre |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2018 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 2017 |
3 |
Team Sabre |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2017 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Sabre |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2010 |
6 |
Team Sabre |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2009 |
4 |
Team Sabre |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| 2008 |
7 |
Team Sabre |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2008 |
8 |
Individual Sabre |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2007 |
6 |
Team Sabre |
Ghent, Belgium |
| 2006 |
2 |
Team Sabre |
Izmir, Turkey |
| 2003 |
4 |
Team Sabre |
Bourges, France |
| 2002 |
3 |
Team Sabre |
Moscow, Russia |
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