Ildikó Schwarczenberger

Ildikó Tordasi (née Schwarczenberger; 9 September 1951 – 13 July 2015) was a Hungarian foil fencer. She competed in the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won four medals.[1][2]

The native form of this personal name is Schwarczenberger Ildikó. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Ildikó Schwarczenberger
Personal information
Born(1951-09-09)9 September 1951
Budapest, Hungary
Died13 July 2015(2015-07-13) (aged 63)
Budapest
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Weaponfoil
Handleft-handed
ClubVörös Meteor, Budapest
MTK, Budapest
Head coachBertalan Szőcs
Medal record
Women's foil
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Team
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1971 ViennaTeam
Gold medal – first place1973 GöteborgTeam
Silver medal – second place1973 GöteborgIndividual
Silver medal – second place1974 GrenobleTeam
Silver medal – second place1974 GrenobleIndividual
Silver medal – second place1975 BudapestaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1977 Buenos AiresIndividual
Silver medal – second place1979 MelbourneTeam
Bronze medal – third place1979 MelbourneIndividual
Bronze medal – third place1981 Clermont-FerrandTeam
Silver medal – second place1982 RomaTeam

Schwarczenberger was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year after winning the world title in 1973. In 1976 she won another world title and an Olympics gold medal. She died on 13 July 2015 at the age of 63.[2][3]

References
  1. "Olympics Statistics: Ildikó Schwarczenberger". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  2. "Ildikó Schwarczenberger profile". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011.
  3. Obituary, mob.hu; accessed 30 December 2017.(in Hungarian)


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