Richárd Osváth

Richárd Osváth (born 28 February 1985) is a Hungarian wheelchair fencer from Romania. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and a silver medal at the 2013 Wheelchair Fencing World Championships, both in Foil A. He also won a silver medal at the 2014 Wheelchair European Fencing Championships in Sabre A and a gold medal in Foil A.

Biography

Osváth was born in Satu Mare, Romania. He took up fencing at CSS Satu Mare after a sports recruitment event at this school. His first coaches were Éva Lengyel and Attila File, who specialized in foil. He began fencing in international competitions in 2002 and achieved his best ranking, #105 in juniors, in 2004. He won the Romanian national championship six times between 1998 and 2006.

In 2008, Osváth was injured during a football match between friends and had to undergo seven operations in a row. He reached the final where he was overcome 7–15 by China's Ye Ruyi and won the silver medal. The day after he won the gold in Foil A after a right 15–14 victory over Poland's Dariusz Pender.