András Szatmári (born 3 February 1993) is a Hungarian right-handed

sabre A sabre or saber ( ) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the Early Modern warfare, early modern and Napoleonic period, Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such a ...

fencer, 2018 team European champion, 2017 individual world champion, and 2021 team

Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ...

bronze medalist.

Career

Szatmári took up fencing to follow the steps of his father, who fenced at

Vasas SC Vasas SC () is a Hungarian sports club based in Budapest. Members of the ''Hungarian Union of Iron Workers'' founded the club as ''Vas- és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja'', the "Sport Club of Iron and Metal Workers", on 16 March 1911. The club ...

. His first coach was György Gerevich, son of seven-time Olympic fencer

Aladár Gerevich Aladár Gerevich (16 March 1910 – 14 May 1991) was a Hungarian fencer, regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever". He won seven gold medals in sabre at six different Olympic Games. Biography Gerevich was the first athlete to win t ...

, who also trained

Áron Szilágyi Áron Szilágyi (; born 14 January 1990) is a Hungarian right-handed sabre fencer. A five-time Olympian, Szilágyi is a three-time individual Olympic champion, 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist, and 2024 team Olympic silver medalist. Szilág ...

and

Csanád Gémesi Csanád Gémesi (born 13 November 1986) is a Hungarian right-handed sabre fencer, 2018 team European champion, and 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist. Career Gémesi won a bronze medal in the 2003 Cadet World Championships in Trapani. In 2013 ...

. Szatmári was Junior European Champion and U23 European Championship in 2012 and won the silver medal in the 2013 Junior World Championships in Poreč. He reached the quarter-finals in the 2013 World Championships in home city Budapest, where he was defeated by Russia's Nikolay Kovalev, who eventually took the silver medal. He was part of the Hungarian team that reached the semi-finals at the 2014 World Championships in Kazan, lost to South Korea, but defeated Russia to earn the bronze medal.

Medal record

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Grand Prix

World Cup

Awards

Hungarian Fencer of the Year Hungarian Fencer of the Year awards are granted each year since 1964, Hungarian Fencing Federation (MVSZ) considers the winners. List of winners Sources * Antal Zoltán–Sass Tibor: A magyar sport kézikönyve. Az év sportolói (1958–1981 ...

: 2017 ;Orders and special awards * Hungarian Cross of Merit – Gold Cross (2021)

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* Hungarian male sabre fencers 1993 births Fencers from Budapest Living people Fencers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in fencing FISU World University Games gold medalists for Hungary World Fencing Championships medalists Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in fencing Olympic fencers for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen European Games competitors for Hungary Fencers at the 2023 European Games Fencers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Long stubs with short prose {{Hungary-fencing-bio-stub