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Ernő Kolczonay

Fencer (1953–2009)

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Born
15 May 1953, Budapest
Died
4 October 2009, Budapest
Citizenship
Hungary
Sport
fencing
Occupation
fencer, coach
Height
175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight
66 kg (146 lb)
Nickname
Kócos

Ernő Kolczonay (15 May 1953 – 3 October 2009) was a Hungarian épée fencer, who won two Olympic silver medals in the Épée competitions. 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).

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.

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.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – men's épée
1988 Summer Olympics1988
fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – men's team épée1992

External links

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