Alexandra Bujdoso (born 5 March 1990 in
Budapest
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,
Hungary
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) is a German-Hungarian
sabre
A sabre ( French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...
fencer.
She is coached by her father,
Imre Bujdosó, a former world class fencer and Olympic champion. While still in the Cadets category, she won the
2005–06 junior Fencing World Cup. At the same time, she took a bronze medal at the Klagenfurt World Cup and reached the quarter-finals at the
2006 World Championships in Turin. She finished the season 11th in senior world rankings, a career best as of 2014. She won in 2008 a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships in Acireale.
Bujdoso took part in the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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, where she was eliminated
in the second round by 2004 silver medallist
Xue Tan
Tan Xue (; born January 30, 1984, in Tianjin) is a female Chinese fencer who won silver medals in the Sabre Individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics and in the Team Sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
She became world champion in 2002, defea ...
. She participated again in the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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where she was defeated in the round of 32 by
Sabina Mikina of
Azerbaijan
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.
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1990 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Budapest
Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic fencers of Germany
German female fencers
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