Emese Szász-Kovács
Hungarian fencer
Emese Szász-Kovács (pronounced [ˈɛmɛʃɛ ˈsaːs] ; born 7 September 1982) is a Hungarian left-handed épée fencer , three-time Olympian , and 2016 individual Olympic champion.[ 1]
Career
Szász's first sport was swimming, but she grew tired of it. She did not think she would succeed in a ball game , being left-handed, so she took on fencing. Her first coaches were György Felletár and Béla Kopetka. She joined the junior national Hungarian team, with which she won a gold medal at the 1998 Junior World Championships in Valencia and a silver medal at the 1999 edition in Keszthely.
She began the 2013–14 season by winning gold in the 2013 World Combat Games in Saint-Petersburg , defeating in the final world champion Julia Beljajeva .[ 2]
Medal Record
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
Grand Prix
Date
Location
Event
Position
05/12/2006
Barcelona , Spain
Individual Women's Épée
3rd[ 14]
06/16/2006
Havana , Cuba
Individual Women's Épée
1st[ 15]
01/19/2007
Budapest , Hungary
Individual Women's Épée
2nd[ 16]
02/09/2007
Rome , Italy
Individual Women's Épée
2nd[ 17]
01/18/2008
Budapest , Hungary
Individual Women's Épée
1st[ 18]
01/16/2009
Budapest , Hungary
Individual Women's Épée
3rd[ 19]
02/06/2009
Rome , Italy
Individual Women's Épée
1st[ 20]
01/23/2010
Doha , Qatar
Individual Women's Épée
2nd[ 21]
02/19/2010
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés , France
Individual Women's Épée
3rd[ 22]
05/28/2010
Montreal , Canada
Individual Women's Épée
2nd[ 23]
06/11/2011
Nanjing , China
Individual Women's Épée
3rd[ 24]
02/25/2012
Budapest , Hungary
Individual Women's Épée
3rd[ 25]
05/23/2013
Havana , Cuba
Individual Women's Épée
2nd[ 26]
05/22/2014
Havana , Cuba
Individual Women's Épée
3rd[ 27]
12/06/2014
Doha , Qatar
Individual Women's Épée
3rd[ 28]
05/26/2017
Bogotá , Colombia
Individual Women's Épée
1st[ 29]
05/25/2018
Cali , Colombia
Individual Women's Épée
1st[ 30]
World Cup
Date
Location
Event
Position
05/01/2004
Mödling , Austria
Individual Women's Épée
2nd[ 31]
05/14/2004
Legnano , Italy
Individual Women's Épée
2nd[ 32]
03/03/2007
Tauberbischofsheim , Germany
Individual Women's Épée
1st[ 33]
05/26/2007
Sydney , Australia
Individual Women's Épée
1st[ 34]
01/26/2008
Prague , Czech Republic
Individual Women's Épée
1st[ 35]
02/16/2008
Barcelona , Spain
Individual Women's Épée
2nd[ 36]
03/07/2009
Tauberbischofsheim , Germany
Individual Women's Épée
1st[ 37]
03/27/2010
Luxembourg
Individual Women's Épée
1st[ 38]
06/24/2011
Sydney , Australia
Individual Women's Épée
3rd[ 39]
03/01/2013
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés , France
Individual Women's Épée
2nd[ 40]
02/07/2014
Leipzig , Germany
Individual Women's Épée
3rd[ 41]
03/07/2014
Barcelona , Spain
Individual Women's Épée
1st[ 42]
05/16/2014
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Individual Women's Épée
2nd[ 43]
11/14/2014
Xuzhou , China
Individual Women's Épée
1st[ 44]
10/24/2014
Legnano , Italy
Individual Women's Épée
3rd[ 45]
10/23/2015
Legnano , Italy
Individual Women's Épée
3rd[ 46]
01/20/2017
Barcelona , Spain
Individual Women's Épée
3rd[ 47]
10/20/2017
Tallinn , Estonia
Individual Women's Épée
3rd[ 48]
Awards
Orders and special awards
References
External links