Gergely Siklósi

Gergely Siklósi (born 4 September 1997) is a Hungarian right-handed épée fencer, 2019 individual world champion, and 2021 individual Olympic silver medalist.[1][2]

Gergely Siklósi
Personal information
Born (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997
Tapolca, Hungary
Sport
CountryHungary
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
ClubBalaton Vívóklub ( –2017)
Honvéd (2017– )
Head coachTamás Dancsházy-Nagy
Former coachGyöngyi Szalay-Horváth
FIE rankingcurrent ranking

Medal Record

Olympic Games

Year Location Event Position
2021 Tokyo, Japan Individual Men's Épée 2nd[3]

World Championship

Year Location Event Position
2019 Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Épée 1st[4]

European Championship

Year Location Event Position
2019 Düsseldorf, Germany Team Men's Épée 3rd[5]

World Cup

Date Location Event Position
05/17/2019 Paris, France Individual Men's Épée 3rd[6]
01/09/2020 Heidenheim, Germany Individual Men's Épée 1st[7]
03/19/2021 Kazan, Russia Individual Men's Épée 2nd[8]
02/11/2022 Sochi, Russia Individual Men's Épée 3rd[9]

Personal life

Competing for Honvéd, Siklósi is a member of the sports battalion of the Hungarian Defence Forces and was commanded to take part in the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in a Budapest hospital with fellow Olympian András Rédli.[10]

Awards

References

  1. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  2. "21-year-old Hungarian triumphs at the World Fencing Championships". dailynewshungary.com. 19 July 2019.
  3. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  4. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  5. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  6. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  7. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  8. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  9. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  10. "Kórházban segítenek a katonasportolók". 8 April 2021.


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