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

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 Athens no competitors
1900 Paris 5 0 0 0 0 –
1904 St. Louis no competitors
1908 London 8 2 1 0 3 2
1912 Stockholm 13 2 1 1 4 1
1920 Antwerp did not participate
1924 Paris 10 1 1 2 4 3
1928 Amsterdam 17 2 1 0 3 3
1932 Los Angeles 10 2 0 2 4 3
1936 Berlin 19 3 0 1 4 2
1948 London 18 3 0 2 5 2
1952 Helsinki 17 2 2 2 6 2
1956 Melbourne 18 2 1 1 4 2
1960 Rome 21 2 2 0 4 2
1964 Tokyo 20 4 0 0 4 1
1968 Mexico City 20 2 2 3 7 2
1972 Munich 19 2 4 2 6 1
1976 Montreal 18 1 0 2 3 4
1980 Moscow 18 0 2 3 5 4
1984 Los Angeles did not participate
1988 Seoul 20 1 0 2 3 5
1992 Barcelona 20 1 2 0 3 5
1996 Atlanta 15 0 1 2 3 5
2000 Sydney 13 1 0 0 1 5
2004 Athens 15 1 2 0 3 3
2008 Beijing 15 0 0 1 1 12
2012 London 4 1 0 0 1 5
2016 Rio de Janeiro 9 2 1 1 4 2
2020 Tokyo 10 1 1 1 3 4
Total 38 24 28 90 3

Fencing clubs of Hungary

Point classification for Hungarian clubs (2015)

Presidents

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.

External links

National members of the International Fencing Federation
Sports governing bodies in Hungary (HUN)
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