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
Siklósi at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 28)
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryHungary
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
ClubBalaton Vívóklub ( –2016)
Bp. Honvéd (2017– )
Head coachTamás Dancsházy-Nagy
Former coachGyöngyi Szalay-Horváth
FIE rankingcurrent ranking

Medal record

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Olympic Games

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Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Individual Men's Épée 2nd[3]
2024 France Paris, France Team Men's Épée 1st[4]

World Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2019 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Épée 1st[5]

European Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2019 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany Team Men's Épée 3rd[6]
2023 Poland Kraków, Poland Team Men's Épée 1st[7]

Grand Prix

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Date Location Event Position
2022-04-29 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Individual Men's Épée 3rd[8]
2023-01-28 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Men's Épée 1st[9]

World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
2019-05-17 France Paris, France Individual Men's Épée 3rd[10]
2020-01-09 Germany Heidenheim, Germany Individual Men's Épée 1st[11]
2021-03-19 Russia Kazan, Russia Individual Men's Épée 2nd[12]
2022-02-11 Russia Sochi, Russia Individual Men's Épée 3rd[13]
2022-05-29 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Team Men's Épée 3rd[14]
2022-11-13 Switzerland Bern, Switzerland Team Men's Épée 3rd[15]
2022-12-17 Canada Vancouver, Canada Individual Men's Épée 1st[16]

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.[17]

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.
  5. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  6. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  7. "Aranyérmes a férfi párbajtőrcsapat" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport (nemzetisport.hu). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  8. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  9. "Results - Doha Grand Prix" (PDF). hunfencing.hu. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  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 2021-04-09.
  13. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  14. "Tbilisi World Cup Results" (PDF). hunfecing.hu. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  15. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  16. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  17. "Kórházban segítenek a katonasportolók". 8 April 2021.
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