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Soma Somody (born 22 May 2004) is a Hungarian right-handed épée fencer, U23 European Champion, Universiade silver medalist, junior European Champion and junior world championship bronze medalist Hungarian fencer.[1] [2] [3]

Born (2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 22)
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
SportFencing
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Soma Somody
Personal information
Born (2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 22)
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryHungary
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
National coachTamás Dancsházi-Nagy
ClubMTK (2013– )
Head coachDániel Bojti
Former coachTibor Török
FIE rankingFIE current ranking
Medal record
Men's épée
Representing  Hungary
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
U23 European Championships 1 1 0
Junior World Championships 0 0 2
Junior European Championships 1 0 1
Universiade 0 2 0
Cadets European Championships 0 0 1
Total 2 3 4
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 AntalyaTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 BudapestTeam
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 PlovdivIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2023 PlovdivTeam
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 TallinnIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2023 TallinnTeam
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2025 EssenIndividual
Silver medal – second place2025 EssenTeam
European Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place2020 PorečTeam
National Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 BudapestIndividual
Silver medal – second place2024 BudapestTeam
Bronze medal – third place2024 BudapestTeam
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Medal Record

U23 European Championship

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Date Location Event Position
27.5.2023 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Team Men's Épée 2nd[4]
4.6.2024 Turkey Antalya, Turkey Team Men's Épée 1st[5]
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Junior World Championship

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Date Location Event Position
7.4.2023 Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria Individual Men's Épée 3rd[6]
9.4.2023 Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria Team Men's Épée 3rd[7]
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Junior European Championship

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25.2.2023 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia Individual Men's Épée 3rd[8]
27.2.2023 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia Team Men's Épée 1st[9]

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Universiade - FISU World University Games

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Date Location Event Position
18.7.2025 Germany Essen, Germany Individual Men's Épée 2nd[11]
21.7.2025 Germany Essen, Germany Team Men's Épée 2nd[12]
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Cadet European Championship

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Date Location Event Position
25.2.2020 Croatia Poreč, Croatia Team Men's Épée 3rd[13]
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World Cups and Grand Prix

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Date Location Event Position
10.3.2023 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Épée 32rd[14]
18.5.2024 France Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Individual Men's Épée 37th[15]
9.11.2024 Switzerland Bern, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 42th[16]
23.11.2024 Canada Vancouver, Canada Individual Men's Épée 38th[17]
26.01.2025 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Men's Épée 22nd[18]
29.03.2025 Morocco Marrakesh, Morocco Individual Men's Épée 22nd[19]
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National Championships

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Date Location Event Position
26.05.2024 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Team Men's Épée 2nd[20]
20.12.2024 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Épée 2nd[21]
22.12.2024 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Épée 3rd[22]
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Personal life

He was born in 2004 in Budapest. He still lives here with his parents and two siblings, Bonca and Zorka. Full-time university student at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Communication and Media Studies.

He started fencing when he was 9 years old, and his coaches immediately directed him towards épée. He has been competing since the age of 10, initially in the Olimpici series. His first coach was Tibor Török, currently Dániel Bojti has been training him for 6 years.

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