Gábor Boczkó

Gábor Boczkó
Boczkó at the 2014 Challenge RFF (Paris World Cup)
Personal information
Country represented  Hungary
Born (1977-04-01) 1 April 1977
Tapolca, Hungary
Weapon(s) épée
Hand right-handed
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Club Bp. Honvéd
Head coach(es) Tamás Dancsházy-Nagy
FIE ranking current ranking

Gábor Boczkó (born 1 April 1977) is a Hungarian fencer,[1] who won a silver medal in the team Épée competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Krisztián Kulcsár, Géza Imre and Iván Kovács.[2]

Boczkó took up fencing after his father took him to a competition in Tapolca. His first coach was Kinga Borosné Eitner.

Record against selected opponents

Includes results from all competitions 2006 – present and major competitions from pre – 2006. The list includes athletes who have reached the quarterfinals at the World Championships or Olympic Games, plus those who have earned medals in major team competitions.[3]

Awards

  • Hungarian Junior fencer of the Year (1): 1996
  • Masterly youth athlete: 1997
  • Hungarian Fencer of the Year (4): 2002, 2008, 2010, 2013
  • Hungarian Fair Play Award (2014)
Orders and special awards

References

  1. "Gábor Boczkó". sport-reference.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. "Hungary Fencing at the 2004 Athina Summer Games". sport-reference.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  3. http://www.fie.ch/Competitions/FencerDetail.aspx?param=7A13B9D0B637A6E0434A34D75947EA02
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