Pál Szekeres

Pál Szekeres (born 22 September 1964) is a retired Hungarian foil and sabre fencer. He has the distinction of being the first person to have won medals at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Career in sport Szekeres represented Hungary at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and won a bronze medal in the team foil event. In 2008 he was ranked third in the world. From 1996 to 2000, he was a member of the Presidency of the International Wheelchair Fencing Committee. In 2005, he became President of the Hungarian Sports Federation for the Disabled. , Szekeres was a member of the Executive Committee of the National Paralympic Committee of Hungary, and was participating in the organising of the International Paralympic Sport Film Festival.

Szekeres has a university degree in physical education as a coach, and also holds a degree in marketing communication.