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Aladár Gerevich
Aladár Gerevich (Gerei Aladár), 1910–1991, Hungarian sabre fencer; won seven Olympic golds including six consecutive sabre team titles 1932–1960, an unmatched Olympic record, plus 10 total medals.
Aron Szilagyi
Aron Szilagyi (Áron Szilágyi, born 1990) is a Hungarian sabre fencer, the first male fencer with three consecutive individual Olympic golds (2012, 2016, 2020), plus 2024 team silver and 2022 world title.
Arpad Barany
Árpád Bárány (Bárány Árpád, born 24 June 1931, Budapest) is a Hungarian épée fencer, Olympic team gold medalist at Tokyo 1964 and 1959 world team champion, later a coach in Iran and Hungary and fencing referee.
Attila Keresztes
Attila Keresztes (Keresztes Attila), Hungarian sabre fencer, 1956 Olympic and 1955 world team champion; defected to the US after Melbourne and fenced for the USA at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Attila Petschauer
Attila Petschauer (Petschauer Attila), Hungarian Jewish sabre fencer, 1904-1943: team sabre Olympic gold 1928 and 1932, individual silver 1928; died in forced labor service and Soviet captivity at Davydovka, Ukraine.
Bertalan Papp
Bertalan Papp (1913–1992), Hungarian sabre fencer, two-time Olympic team gold medalist (London 1948, Helsinki 1952) and world team champion 1953 and 1954; later Honvéd fencing head and film stuntman. Distinct from the UWW Greco-Roman wrestler of the same name.
Csaba Fenyvesi
Csaba Fenyvesi (Fenyvesi Csaba, 1943–2015), Hungarian épée fencer, three-time Olympic champion (team 1968; individual and team 1972), three-time world team champion, surgeon and cancer researcher.
Daniel Magay
Dániel Magay (Magay Dániel), born 6 April 1932 in Szeged, Hungarian sabre fencer; 1956 Olympic team sabre gold in Melbourne and 1954 world team gold, then defected to the US, won three US sabre titles, and led research at Raychem.
David Nagy
David Nagy (Nagy Dávid, born 1999) is a Hungarian right-handed épée fencer for Vasas SC who won team épée gold at Paris 2024, Hungary's first men's épée team Olympic title in 52 years.
Dezso Foldes
Dezso Foldes (Dezső Földes, 1880–1950) was a Hungarian sabre fencer and surgeon who won Olympic team sabre gold at London 1908 and Stockholm 1912, then emigrated to Cleveland, USA.
Emese Szasz Kovacs
Emese Szasz Kovacs (Szász-Kovács Emese, born 1982, Budapest) is a Hungarian left-handed épée fencer, 2016 Rio Olympic champion in women's individual épée, and a distinct person from swimmer Emese Kovács.
Endre Kabos
Endre Kabos (Kabos Endre, born Endre Katz), Hungarian Jewish sabre fencer, 1906-1944: three Olympic golds (team 1932, 1936; individual 1936) and 1932 individual bronze; killed in the Arrow Cross bombing of Budapest's Margaret Bridge.
Ernő Nagy
Ernő Nagy (Nagy Ernő, 1898–1977) was a Hungarian fencer and army officer who won gold in the men's team sabre at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Ervin Meszaros
Ervin Mészáros (1877–1940), Hungarian sabre and foil fencer of MAC Budapest, nicknamed Kapitány. Barred from the 1904 and 1908 Olympics as an Austro-Hungarian officer, he won 1912 team sabre gold and individual sabre bronze at Stockholm.
Gabor Delneky
Gábor Delneky (Gábor László Delneky), Hungarian sabre fencer, 1960 Rome Olympic team sabre gold medalist, 1959 world silver and 1961 bronze; later a US civil engineer in Orlando.
Gene Hamori
Gene Hamori (Jenő Hámori, 1933–2025), Hungarian-born sabre fencer, 1956 Melbourne Olympic team gold for Hungary, defected to the US, fenced for America at Tokyo 1964, later a physical chemistry professor at Tulane.
Győző Kulcsár
Győző Kulcsár (1940–2018) was a Hungarian épée fencer, the most successful in Hungarian Olympic history with four golds and two bronzes between 1964 and 1976, and later a coach.
Gyula Glykais
Gyula Glykais (Glykais Gyula, 1893–1948) was a Hungarian sabre fencer of Greek descent, double Olympic team champion (1928, 1932) and three-time European champion, later a county auditor in Szekszárd.
Ildiko Rejto Ujlaky Sagi
Ildikó Rejtő-Ujlaky-Sági (born 1937), Hungarian foil fencer, deaf from birth; seven Olympic medals 1960–1976 including individual and team foil gold at Tokyo 1964, five world titles.
Ildiko Schwarczenberger Tordasi
Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi (Tordasi Ildikó), Hungarian foil fencer, 1951-2015; Olympic individual foil gold at Montreal 1976, four Olympic medals, 11 World Championship medals, 1973 Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year.
Ilona Elek Schacherer
Ilona Elek Schacherer (Elek Ilona, 1907-1988), Hungarian foil fencer; first Hungarian woman Olympic champion, gold 1936 and 1948, silver 1952; 11 world golds; sister of Margit Elek.
Imre Bujdosó
Imre Bujdosó (born 1959, Berettyóújfalu) is a Hungarian sabre fencer, 1988 Olympic team champion and 1992 silver medalist, two-time world team champion, later a fencing coach in Koblenz, Germany.
Imre Rajczy
Imre Rajczy (Rajczy Imre, born Rasztovich), Hungarian sabre fencer, 1936 Berlin Olympic team gold medallist, 1937 world team champion; later Argentine national coach and Olympic administrator, died Buenos Aires 1978.
Istvan Kausz
Istvan Kausz (Kausz István, 1932–2020), Hungarian épée fencer and physician; Olympic team épée gold at Tokyo 1964 and 1959 world team champion, later Olympic sports doctor.
István Osztrics
István Osztrics (Osztriga), Hungarian épée fencer born 1949 in Budapest; 1972 Munich Olympic team épée gold, 1978 world team champion, 1976 Montreal fourth in individual and team; later a dentist in Heidenheim, Germany as Dr. Stephan Ostritsch.
Janos Garay
János Garay (Garai), Hungarian sabre fencer (1889–1945), won Olympic gold in team sabre at Amsterdam 1928 plus 1924 silver and bronze, was 1925 European sabre champion, and died in Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp.
Jeno Fuchs
Jenő Fuchs (1882–1955), Hungarian sabre fencer and lawyer, won four Olympic golds: individual and team sabre at London 1908 and Stockholm 1912; later Secretary-General of the Budapest Stock Exchange.
Jozsef Rady
Jozsef Rady (Rády József, born Katzenbach, 1884–1957), Hungarian sabre fencer and army officer; Olympic sabre team gold 1928 and silver 1924, pioneer of Hungarian épée, 1930 European sabre team champion.
Judit Agoston Mendelenyi
Judit Ágoston-Mendelényi (Mendelényiné Ágoston Judit, 1937–2013), Hungarian foil fencer; won women's team foil gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, three World Championship team medals, and later coached at BVSC.
Katalin Juhasz Nagy
Katalin Juhasz Nagy (Etelka Katalin Juhász-Nagy, born 24 November 1932) is a Hungarian foil fencer, Olympic team gold medalist at Tokyo 1964 and silver medalist at Rome 1960, and three-time world team champion (1959, 1962, 1967).