Ernő Kolczonay

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Ernő Kolczonay (15 May 1953 – 3 October 2009)[1] was a Hungarian épée fencer, who won two Olympic silver medals in the Épée competitions.[2][3] He was a member of the Hungarian fencing team that won the world championship in Hamburg, 1978. He was runner-up in the 1979 world championship (Melbourne) and the 1982 European Championship (Mödling).

Ernő Kolczonay
Personal information
Born(1953-05-15)15 May 1953
Budapest, Hungary
Died3 October 2009(2009-10-03) (aged 56)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing Hungary
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Épée Individual
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Épée Team

He was the fencer of the Hungarian club Budapesti Honved where he reached his most outstanding results. Later, he became a coach and he also worked for the Greece national team for several years.[citation needed]

At the start of the 1990s, he founded his own club named Fless Vívósikola és Sportklub. He became a successful coach and he dedicated his life to train, especially children and young people. While he remained active competitor as well, the young fencers of Fless became successful.

In his later years, Kolczonay suffered from liver disease, and died on October 3, 2009.

References

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  1. ^ Elhunyt Kolocznay Ernő, a magyar vívósport kiemelkedő alakja - Origo.hu
  2. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Ernő Kolczonay". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. ^ "Ernő Kolczonay Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-23.