Ernő Kolczonay Explained

Ernő Kolczonay
Birth Date:15 May 1953
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Death Place:Budapest, Hungary
Sport:Fencing
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Ernő Kolczonay (15 May 1953  - 3 October 2009)[1] was a Hungarian épée fencer, who won two Olympic silver medals in the Épée competitions.[2] [3] He was a member of the Hungarian fencing team that won the world championship in Hamburg, 1978. He was runner-up in the 1979 world championship (Melbourne) and the 1982 European Championship (Mödling).

He was the fencer of the Hungarian club Budapesti Honved where he reached his most outstanding results. Later, he became a coach and he also worked for the Greece national team for several years.

At the start of the 1990s, he founded his own club named Fless Vívósikola és Sportklub. He became a successful coach and he dedicated his life to train, especially children and young people. While he remained active competitor as well, the young fencers of Fless became successful.

In his later years, Kolczonay suffered from liver disease, and died on October 3, 2009.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.origo.hu/sport/egyeb/vivas/20091004-elhunyt-kolczonay-erno-a-magyar-vivosport-kiemelkedo-alakja.html Elhunyt Kolocznay Ernő, a magyar vívósport kiemelkedő alakja - Origo.hu
  2. Web site: Olympics Statistics: Ernő Kolczonay . 2011-04-23 . databaseolympics.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105120124/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KOLCZERN01 . 2010-01-05 .
  3. Web site: Ernő Kolczonay Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417200820/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/erno-kolczonay-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2011-04-23 . sports-reference.com.