About Emese Szász
Born 1982. Emese Szász is a Hungarian fencer.
Emese Szász (; born 7 September 1982) is a Hungarian left-handed épée fencer, three-time Olympian, and 2016 individual Olympic champion.
Career Szász's first sport was swimming, but she grew tired of it. She did not think she would succeed in a ball game, being left-handed, so she took on fencing. Her first coaches were György Felletár and Béla Kopetka. She joined the junior national Hungarian team, with which she won a gold medal at the 1998 Junior World Championships in Valencia and a silver medal at the 1999 edition in Keszthely.
She began the 2013–14 season by winning gold in the 2013 World Combat Games in Saint-Petersburg, defeating in the final world champion Julia Beljajeva.
Medal Record
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
Grand Prix
World Cup
Awards Hungarian Fencer of the Year (5): 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Honorary Citizen of Zugló (2016)
Orders and special awards
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Who is Emese Szász?
Hungarian fencer
When was Emese Szász born?
Emese Szász was born on 7 September 1982 in Budapest.
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Emese Szász is a fencer.
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Emese Szász is Hungarian.
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