Géza Imre

Géza Imre (pronounced [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 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.

The native form of this personal name is Imre Géza. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Géza Imre
Imre at the 2016 Paris World Cup
Personal information
Born (1974-12-23) 23 December 1974
Budapest, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Weaponépée
Handleft-handed
ClubÚjpest (–1993)
Budapest SE (1993–1996)
Bp. Honvéd (1996–2017)
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Hungary
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 2
World Championships 4 2 4
European Championships 6 4 2
Total 10 8 8
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroIndividual
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 La Chaux-de-FondsTeam
Gold medal – first place2001 NîmesTeam
Gold medal – first place2013 BudapestTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 MoscowIndividual
Silver medal – second place2009 AntalyaTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 CataniaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1995 The HagueTeam
Bronze medal – third place2007 Sankt-PeterburgTeam
Bronze medal – third place2010 ParisTeam
Bronze medal – third place2012 KievTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 PlovdivTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 İzmirTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 GentTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 KievIndividual
Gold medal – first place2009 PlovdivTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 LeipzigTeam
Silver medal – second place2008 KievTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 SheffieldTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 LegnanoTeam
Silver medal – second place2013 ZagrebTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 MoscowIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2005 ZalaegerszegTeam

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

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Géza Imre". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  2. "Géza Imre". databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2012.



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