Ildikó Schwarczenberger

Ildikó Tordasi (née Schwarczenberger; 9 September 1951 13 July 2015) was a Hungarian foil fencer. She competed in the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won four medals.[1][2]

Ildikó Schwarczenberger
Personal information
Born(1951-09-09)9 September 1951
Budapest, Hungary
Died13 July 2015(2015-07-13) (aged 63)
Budapest
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Weaponfoil
Handleft-handed
ClubVörös Meteor, Budapest
MTK, Budapest
Head coachBertalan Szőcs

Schwarczenberger was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year after winning the world title in 1973. In 1976 she won another world title and an Olympics gold medal. She died on 13 July 2015 at the age of 63.[2][3]

References

  1. "Olympics Statistics: Ildikó Schwarczenberger". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  2. "Ildikó Schwarczenberger profile". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011.
  3. Obituary, mob.hu; accessed 30 December 2017.(in Hungarian)
Awards
Preceded by
Andrea Gyarmati
Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year
1973
Succeeded by
Ilona Bruzsenyák
Preceded by
Mariann Ambrus
Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year
1976
Succeeded by
Mariann Ambrus


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