Áron Szilágyi
| Áron Szilágyi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 At the 2013 World Championships in Budapest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
14 January 1990 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon(s) | Sabre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vasas SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Somlai Béla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | György Gerevich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE Ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Áron Szilágyi (born 14 January 1990) is a Hungarian sabre fencer.[1]
Career
Szilágyi began fencing at age nine at Vasas SC in Budapest, which remains his club as to 2013.[2] His first coach was György Gerevich, whom he considers as his personal hero alongside with György's father, seven-time Olympic champion Aladár Gerevich.[2] Szilágyi made his international debut in 2007 at the 2007 World Fencing Championships in Saint-Petersburg as member of the Hungarian men's sabre team which earned the gold medal.[2]
He competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing 15th in the individual event and 7th in the team event. He earned team bronze in the 2009 World Fencing Championships in Antalya, and placed third in the individual event of the 2011 European Fencing Championships in Sheffield. The only Hungarian to qualify at the 2012 London Olympics, he won the individual sabre event, bringing his country the first gold medal of the games.
Szilágyi featured on the official poster and video campaign of the 2013 World Fencing Championships held in his home city, Budapest.[3] He was defeated in the semi-finals by Russia's Nikolay Kovalev and took the bronze medal together with Tiberiu Dolniceanu of Romania. In the team event, Hungary was eliminated in the table of 8 by Romania and finished 7th.
Personal life
Szilágyi studies international relations at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest.[2]
References
- ↑ "Aron Szilagyi". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 FIE (ed.). "Szilágyi Áron".
- ↑ fencing2013.hu (ed.). "Áron Szilágyi: MOL World Fencing Championships will be one the Most Important Events of my Life".
External links
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