Csanád Gémesi (born 13 November 1986) is a Hungarian right-handed sabre fencer, 2018 team European champion, and 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist.[1]

Csanád Gémesi
Personal information
Born (1986-11-13) 13 November 1986 (age 38)
Gödöllő, Hungary
Sport
CountryHungary
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
National coachAndrás Decsi
ClubMATE-GEAC
Head coachJózsef Navarrete
Former coachLászló Subert, Gergely Bokor
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's sabre
Representing  Hungary
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships 1 2 2
European Championships 3 2 3
Total 4 5 6
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Milan Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Leipzig Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kazan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Wuxi Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Novi Sad Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Antalya Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Basel Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Zagreb Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Düsseldorf Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Strasbourg Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Montreaux Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tbilisi Team

Career

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Gémesi won a bronze medal in the 2003 Cadet World Championships in Trapani. In 2013, he took part in his first World Championships, which were held that year in Hungary. He reached the quarter-finals, where he was defeated by team-mate and reigning Olympic champion Áron Szilágyi.[2] The next season, he climbed his first World Cup podium with a silver medal in Madrid. On his first participation to European Championships, he made his way to the semi-finals. He was defeated by reigning World champion Veniamin Reshetnikov and came away with a bronze medal.[3] In the World Championships in Kazan, he was eliminated in the first round by team Olympic champion Oh Eun-seok. In the team event, Hungary were defeated by Italy in the semi-finals, but prevailed over Russia to take the bronze medal.

Medal record

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Olympic Games

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Year Location Event Position
2021   Tokyo, Japan Team Men's Sabre 3rd[4]
2024   Paris, France Team Men's Sabre 2nd

World Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2014   Kazan, Russia Team Men's Sabre 3rd[5]
2017   Leipzig, Germany Team Men's Sabre 2nd[6]
2018   Wuxi, China Team Men's Sabre 3rd[7]
2019   Budapest, Hungary Team Men's Sabre 2nd[8]

European Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2014   Strasbourg, France Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[9]
2013   Zagreb, Croatia Team Men's Sabre 2nd[10]
2015   Montreux, Switzerland Team Men's Sabre 3rd[11]
2017   Tbilisi, Georgia Team Men's Sabre 3rd[12]
2018   Novi Sad, Serbia Team Men's Sabre 1st[13]
2019   Düsseldorf, Germany Team Men's Sabre 2nd[14]

Grand Prix

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Date Location Event Position
16 December 2016   Cancún, Mexico Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[15]

World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
2 July 2014   Madrid, Spain Individual Men's Sabre 2nd[16]
24 February 2017   Warsaw, Poland Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[17]

References

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  1. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Az olimpiai bajnok honfitárs vetett véget Gémesi Csanád pazar világbajnoki menetelésének" (in Hungarian). Gödöllői Hírek Online. 7 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Gémesi Csanád bronzérmes kard egyéniben!" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Fencing Federation.
  4. ^ IOC. "Tokyo 2020 Men's Sabre Team Results – Olympic fencing". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  5. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  7. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  9. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  10. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  11. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  12. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  13. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  14. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  15. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  16. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  17. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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