Krisztián Kulcsár (born 28 June 1971) is a Hungarian fencer,[1] who has won two Olympic silver medals in the team épée competition.[2][3] He became world champion in 2007.[4] As of 2013, he is deputy chairman of the Hungarian Fencing Federation. Kulcsár has a university degree in Economics and Law. In his private life, he is married with two daughters and one son.
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| Born | 28 June 1971 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bp. Honvéd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kulcsár was elected President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) on 2 May 2017, replacing Zsolt Borkai.[5] The general assembly of MOB withdrew confidence from Kulcsár on 30 December 2021. Therefore, Kulcsár resigned from his position with effect from 31 January 2022.[6]
Awards
edit- Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1998
- National Defence awards, II.class (1998)
- Hungarian Fencer of the Year (1): 2007
- Orders and special awards
Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Silver Cross (1992)
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Knight's Cross (2004)
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References
edit- ^ "Krisztián Kulcsár". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Hungary Fencing at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Hungary Fencing at the 2004 Athina Summer Games". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Kulcsar upsets #1 to win Epee World Championship". fencing.net. 2007-10-03. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Ághassi, Antal (2 May 2017). "Borkai elbukott, Kulcsár az új MOB-elnök". Index.hu. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Kulcsár Krisztiántól megvonta a bizalmat a MOB-közgyűlés". 24.hu. 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
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