Hungarian Fencing Federation

Hungarian Fencing Federation
Sport Fencing
Jurisdiction Hungary
Abbreviation MVSZ
Affiliation FIE
Affiliation date 1917
Regional affiliation EFC
Headquarters Budapest
President Zsolt Csampa
Hungary

The Hungarian Fencing Federation (Hungarian: Magyar Vívó Szövetség, MVSz) is the national organization for fencing in Hungary. It was founded in 1914 and has been affiliated to the International Fencing Federation since 1917. Its headquarters is in Budapest.

Hungary has hosted the World Fencing Championships five times (in 1959, 1975, 1991, 2000, and 2013). The chairman of the Hungarian Fencing Federation is Zsolt Csampa (since 2012).

Current officers

  • President: Zsolt Csampa
  • General vice president: Jenő Kamuti
  • Vice president: Antal Perczel
  • Professional vice president: Lajos Szlovenszky
  • Secretary: Pál Polgár

International organizations in Hungary

World Championships:

European Championships:

International achievements

Event Pos.
Olympic Games 35 22 26 3rd
World Championships 89 82 92 3rd
European Championships 28 30 39 3rd

Olympic Games

Year Host city No. of
fencers		 Gold Silver Bronze Total
1900 France Paris 5 0 0 0 0 -
1908 United Kingdom London 8 2 1 0 3 II.
1912 Sweden Stockholm 13 2 1 1 4 I.
1924 France Paris 10 1 1 2 4 III.
1928 Netherlands Amsterdam 17 2 1 0 3 III.
1932 United States Los Angeles 10 2 0 2 4 III.
1936 Germany Berlin 19 3 0 1 4 II.
1948 United Kingdom London 18 3 0 2 5 II.
1952 Finland Helsinki 17 2 2 2 6 II.
1956 Australia Melbourne 18 2 1 1 4 II.
1960 Italy Rome 21 2 2 0 4 II.
1964 Japan Tokyo 20 4 0 0 4 I.
1968 Mexico Mexico City 20 2 2 3 7 II.
1972 West Germany Munich 19 2 4 2 8 I.
1976 Canada Montreal 18 1 0 2 3 IV.
1980 Soviet Union Moscow 18 0 2 3 5 IV.
1988 South Korea Seoul 20 1 0 2 3 V.
1992 Spain Barcelona 20 1 2 0 3 V.
1996 United States Atlanta 15 0 1 2 3 V.
2000 Australia Sydney 13 1 0 0 1 V.
2004 Greece Athens 15 1 2 0 3 III.
2008 China Beijing 15 0 0 1 1 XII.
2012 United Kingdom London 4 1 0 0 1 V.
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 9
2020 Japan Tokyo
Total 35 22 26 83 III.

Fencing clubs of Hungary

Point classification for Hungarian clubs (2015)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Egyesületi pontverseny 2015 (kard)" (PDF) (in Hungarian). hunfencing.hu.
  2. ↑ "Egyesületi pontverseny 2015 (tőr)" (PDF) (in Hungarian). hunfencing.hu.
  3. ↑ "Egyesületi pontverseny 2015 (párbajtőr)" (PDF) (in Hungarian). hunfencing.hu.
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