Krisztián Kulcsár
Hungarian fencer (born 1971)
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Krisztián Kulcsár (born 28 June 1971) is a Hungarian fencer[1] and politician. He 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. He was elected member of the National Assembly in 2026 representing the Budapest 10th constituency.[5][6] 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.[7] 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.[8]
Awards
- 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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