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Géza Imre

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

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.

Géza Imre
Imre at the 2016 Paris World Cup
Personal information
Born (1974-12-23) 23 December 1974 (age 50)
Budapest, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
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 Kyiv 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 Kyiv Individual
Gold medal – first place 2009 Plovdiv Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Leipzig Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Kyiv 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

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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