Edit Kovács (born 9 June 1954,

Veszprém Veszprém (; , , , ) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county of the same name. Etymology The city's name derives ...

) is a Hungarian fencer, who won three Olympic medals in the

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team competitions. She graduated from the Physical Education College in 1986. She became the senior inspector of the Hungarian Fencing Association, then she was secretary general between 1991 and 2001.

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Nemzeti Sportszövetség (National Sports Association)
1954 births Living people Hungarian female foil fencers Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Veszprém 20th-century Hungarian sportswomen {{Hungary-fencing-bio-stub