Géza Imre Explained
| Géza Imre |
| Nationality: | Hungarian |
| Birth Date: | 23 December 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Weapon: | épée |
| Hand: | left-handed |
| Weight: | 730NaN0 |
| Club: | Újpest (–1993)
Budapest SE (1993–1996)
Bp. Honvéd (1996–2017) |
| Fieranking: | current ranking |
Géza Imre (in Hungarian pronounced as /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
- Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Silver Cross (1996)
- Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Knight's Cross (2004)
- Order of Merit of Hungary – Commander's Cross (2016)
Notes and References
- Géza Imre . 2010-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203085125/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/im/geza-imre-1.html . 2016-12-03 . dead.
- Web site: Géza Imre . 2012-02-13 . databaseOlympics . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051720/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=IMREG%C9Z01%20 . 2016-03-04.
