Hungarian Fencing Federation
SportFencing
JurisdictionHungary
AbbreviationMVSZ
Founded1914
AffiliationFIE
Affiliation date1917
Regional affiliationEFC
HeadquartersBudapest
PresidentZsolt Csampa
Official website
hunfencing.hu
Hungary

The Hungarian Fencing Federation (Hungarian: Magyar Vívó Szövetség, MVSZ) is the national organization for fencing in Hungary. It was founded in 1914 and has been affiliated to the International Fencing Federation since 1917. Its headquarters is in Budapest.

Hungary has hosted the World Fencing Championships five times (in 1959, 1975, 1991, 2000, and 2013). The chairman of the Hungarian Fencing Federation is Zsolt Csampa (since 2012).

Current officers

  • President: Zsolt Csampa
  • General vice president: Jenő Kamuti
  • Vice president: Antal Perczel
  • Professional vice president: Lajos Szlovenszky
  • Secretary: Pál Polgár

International organizations in Hungary

World Championships:

European Championships:

International achievements

Event Pos.
Olympic Games 35 22 26 3rd
World Championships 89 82 92 3rd
European Championships 28 30 39 3rd

Olympic Games

Accurate as of the conclusion of the 2020 Olympic Games.

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1896 Athensno competitors
1900 Paris50000
1904 St. Louisno competitors
1908 London821032
1912 Stockholm1321141
1920 Antwerpdid not participate
1924 Paris1011243
1928 Amsterdam1721033
1932 Los Angeles1020243
1936 Berlin1930142
1948 London1830252
1952 Helsinki1722262
1956 Melbourne1821142
1960 Rome2122042
1964 Tokyo2040041
1968 Mexico City2022372
1972 Munich1924261
1976 Montreal1810234
1980 Moscow1802354
1984 Los Angelesdid not participate
1988 Seoul2010235
1992 Barcelona2012035
1996 Atlanta1501235
2000 Sydney1310015
2004 Athens1512033
2008 Beijing15001112
2012 London410015
2016 Rio de Janeiro921142
2020 Tokyo1011134
Total382428903

Fencing clubs of Hungary

Point classification for Hungarian clubs (2015)

Presidents

  • 19141927: Pál Beöthy, (Chief executive: Béla Nagy, 19141924)
  • 19271932: Iván Rakovszky, (Chief executive: Géza Krencsei)
  • 19321943: Archduke Albrecht Franz, Duke of Teschen, (Chief executive: Béla Nagyszombati)
  • 19431945: András Vincze
  • 19451948: Lajos Szilaveczky, (Chief executive: Sándor Gombos)
  • 19481960: János Soproni Sporer
  • 19601964: György Csanády
  • 19641968: Pál Kovács
  • 19681972: László Eperjesi
  • 19721980: Mihály Tömpe
  • 19801984: Péter Bakonyi
  • 19841994: Jenő Kamuti
  • 19941998: György Kertai
  • 19982008: György Gémesi
  • 20082012: János Erős
  • since 2012: Zsolt Csampa

See also

References

  1. "Egyesületi pontverseny 2015 (kard)" (PDF) (in Hungarian). hunfencing.hu.
  2. "Egyesületi pontverseny 2015 (tőr)" (PDF) (in Hungarian). hunfencing.hu.
  3. "Egyesületi pontverseny 2015 (párbajtőr)" (PDF) (in Hungarian). hunfencing.hu.
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