Géza Imre

Géza Imre (pronounced [ˈɡeːzɒ ˈimrɛ]; born 23 December 1974) is a Hungarian fencer, who has won three Olympic medals in the Épée competitions, a silver medal in 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, a bronze medal in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and a silver medal in 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2] He was the 2015 world champion in men's épée in Moscow.

The native form of this personal name is Imre Géza. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Géza Imre
Imre at the 2016 Paris World Cup
Personal information
Born (1974-12-23) 23 December 1974
Budapest, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Weaponépée
Handleft-handed
ClubBp. Honvéd (1996- )
Budapest SE (1993-1996)
Újpesti TE ( -1993)
FIE rankingcurrent ranking

He is the husband of Beatrix Kökény, a Hungarian handballer.[1]

Awards
  • Hungarian Fencer of the Year (2): 1996, 2015
  • Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1998
  • National Defence awards, II.class (1998)
  • Budapest Pro Urbe award (2016)
Orders and special awards

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Géza Imre". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  2. "Géza Imre". databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2012.


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