Gergely Siklósi (born 4 September 1997) is a Hungarian right-handed épée fencer, 2019 individual world champion, and 2021 individual Olympic silver medalist.[1][2]

Gergely Siklósi
Personal information
Born (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 27)
Tapolca, Hungary
Sport
CountryHungary
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
ClubBalaton Vívóklub ( –2016)
Bp. Honvéd (2017– )
Head coachTamás Dancsházy-Nagy
Former coachGyöngyi Szalay-Horváth
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's épée
Representing  Hungary
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 1 0 0
European Championships 1 1 1
Total 3 2 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest Individual
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Basel Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Düsseldorf Team

Medal Record

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Olympic Games

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Year Location Event Position
2021   Tokyo, Japan Individual Men's Épée 2nd[3]
2024   Paris, France Team Men's Épée 1st

World Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2019   Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Épée 1st[4]

European Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2019   Düsseldorf, Germany Team Men's Épée 3rd[5]
2023   Kraków, Poland Team Men's Épée 1st[6]

Grand Prix

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Date Location Event Position
2022-04-29   Cairo, Egypt Individual Men's Épée 3rd[7]
2023-01-28   Doha, Qatar Individual Men's Épée 1st[8]

World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
2019-05-17   Paris, France Individual Men's Épée 3rd[9]
2020-01-09   Heidenheim, Germany Individual Men's Épée 1st[10]
2021-03-19   Kazan, Russia Individual Men's Épée 2nd[11]
2022-02-11   Sochi, Russia Individual Men's Épée 3rd[12]
2022-05-29   Tbilisi, Georgia Team Men's Épée 3rd[13]
2022-11-13   Bern, Switzerland Team Men's Épée 3rd[14]
2022-12-17   Vancouver, Canada Individual Men's Épée 1st[15]

Personal life

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Competing for Honvéd, Siklósi is a member of the sports battalion of the Hungarian Defence Forces and was commanded to take part in the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in a Budapest hospital with fellow Olympian András Rédli.[16]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ "21-year-old Hungarian triumphs at the World Fencing Championships". dailynewshungary.com. 19 July 2019.
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  4. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  5. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  6. ^ "Aranyérmes a férfi párbajtőrcsapat" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport (nemzetisport.hu). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  7. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  8. ^ "Results - Doha Grand Prix" (PDF). hunfencing.hu. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  9. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  10. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  11. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  12. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  13. ^ "Tbilisi World Cup Results" (PDF). hunfecing.hu. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  14. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  15. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  16. ^ "Kórházban segítenek a katonasportolók". 8 April 2021.
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