Géza Imre

Géza Imre
Imre at the 2016 Paris World Cup
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (1974-12-23) 23 December 1974
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
Weaponépée
Handleft-handed
ClubÚjpest (–1993)
Budapest SE (1993–1996)
Bp. Honvéd (1996–2017)
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Hungary
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 2
World Championships 4 2 4
European Championships 6 4 2
Total 10 8 8
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroIndividual
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 La Chaux-de-FondsTeam
Gold medal – first place2001 NîmesTeam
Gold medal – first place2013 BudapestTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 MoscowIndividual
Silver medal – second place2009 AntalyaTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 CataniaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1995 The HagueTeam
Bronze medal – third place2007 Sankt-PeterburgTeam
Bronze medal – third place2010 ParisTeam
Bronze medal – third place2012 KyivTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 PlovdivTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 İzmirTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 GentTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 KyivIndividual
Gold medal – first place2009 PlovdivTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 LeipzigTeam
Silver medal – second place2008 KyivTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 SheffieldTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 LegnanoTeam
Silver medal – second place2013 ZagrebTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 MoscowIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2005 ZalaegerszegTeam

Géza Imre (pronounced [ˈɡeːzɒ ˈimrɛ]; born 23 December 1974) is a Hungarian fencer, who has won four Olympic medals in the Épée competitions, a silver medal in 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, a bronze medal in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and both a bronze and a silver medal in 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2] He was the 2015 world champion in men's épée in Moscow.

He is the husband of Beatrix Kökény, a Hungarian handballer.[1]

Awards

  • Hungarian Fencer of the Year (2): 1996, 2015
  • Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1998
  • National Defence awards, II.class (1998)
  • Budapest Pro Urbe award (2016)
Orders and special awards

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Géza Imre". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Géza Imre". databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
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