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Géza Imre

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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 (age 49)
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 place 2004 Athens Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Nîmes Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Moscow Individual
Silver medal – second place 2009 Antalya Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Catania Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 The Hague Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Sankt-Peterburg Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Kiev Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Plovdiv Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 İzmir Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Gent Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Kiev Individual
Gold medal – first place 2009 Plovdiv Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Leipzig Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Kiev Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Sheffield Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Legnano Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Zagreb Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Moscow Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Zalaegerszeg Team

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 both a bronze 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.

He is the husband of Beatrix Kökény, a Hungarian handballer.[1]

Awards

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b 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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