Ernő Kolczonay (15 May 1953 – 3 October 2009)
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, and died on October 3, 2009.

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1953 births 2009 deaths Hungarian male épée fencers Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in fencing Deaths from liver disease Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in fencing Universiade gold medalists for Hungary Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade Fencers from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people {{hungary-fencing-bio-stub