Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei

Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei (Hungarian: Ilona Gyulai, 12 June 1946 – 25 August 2021[3]) was a Romanian foil fencer. She competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics and won team bronze medals in 1968 and 1972, placing fifth in 1964.[4][1][5]

Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei
Personal information
Birth nameIlona Gyulai
NationalityRomanian
Born(1946-06-12)12 June 1946
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania
Died25 August 2021(2021-08-25) (aged 75)
Oradea, Romania
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryRomania
SportFencing
Event(s)Foil
ClubSteaua, București[1]
Coached byAlexandru Csipler
Andrei Valcea[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsBronze, foil team (1968, 1972)
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1968 Mexico CityFoil, team
Bronze medal – third place1972 MunichFoil, team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1965 ParisFoil, team
Bronze medal – third place1967 MontrealFoil, team
Gold medal – first place1969 HavanaFoil, team
Silver medal – second place1969 HavanaFoil, ind
Silver medal – second place1970 AnkaraFoil, team
Bronze medal – third place1973 GothenburgFoil, team
Bronze medal – third place1974 GrenobleFoil, team

She was married to the fellow Olympic fencer Ion Drîmbă, but later divorced and married the association football player and coach Emerich Jenei; they had a daughter Cristina.[1][6]

References

  1. "Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  2. Ileana Gyulai. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. "Ileana Gyulai Jenei a decedat la vârsta de 75 de ani | Informaţia Zilei". Informația Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. "Olympics Statistics: Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  5. Egyetemes magyar sport – Lapozgató (53.) - 2013. december 30., hétfő - Háromszék, független napilap Sepsiszentgyörgy. 3szek.ro. Retrieved on 1 October 2016.
  6. Emerich Jenei implineste 75 de ani. bihon.ro (21 March 2012)
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