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Born | Budapest, Hungary [1] | 22 September 1964|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Újpesti TE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pál Szekeres (born 22 September 1964) is a retired Hungarian foil and sabre fencer. He has the distinction of being the first person to have won medals at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Szekeres represented Hungary at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and won a bronze medal in the team foil event. [3]
In 1991, he was injured in a bus accident, and used a wheelchair. He then took to wheelchair fencing. Described as "the most successful Paralympic athlete in Hungary", [3] he won a gold medal in foil at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, two gold at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, a bronze in 2000, 2004, and 2008. Outside the Paralympic Games, Szekeres participated in the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in 2006, winning a bronze medal in the individual sabre event. He has also been European Champion, notably winning gold in the individual sabre event at the European Championships in 2007. [6] In 2008 he was ranked third in the world. [3]
From 1999 to 2005, Szekeres was deputy state secretary within the Ministry of Children, Youth and Sports. [3] He was also Ministerial Commissioner and Senior Programme Officer tasked with a government programme to provide "equal opportunity through sport for people living with disabilities". [7] From 1996 to 2000, he was a member of the Presidency of the International Wheelchair Fencing Committee. [4] From 2001 to 2005, he was "member at large" of the European Paralympic Committee, working in administration. [4] [8] In 2005, he became President of the Hungarian Sports Federation for the Disabled. As of 2005 [update], Szekeres was a member of the Executive Committee of the National Paralympic Committee of Hungary, and was participating in the organising of the International Paralympic Sport Film Festival. [4]
Szekeres has a university degree in physical education as a coach, and also holds a degree in marketing communication. [4]
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Born | Budapest, Hungary [1] | 22 September 1964|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Újpesti TE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pál Szekeres (born 22 September 1964) is a retired Hungarian foil and sabre fencer. He has the distinction of being the first person to have won medals at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Szekeres represented Hungary at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and won a bronze medal in the team foil event. [3]
In 1991, he was injured in a bus accident, and used a wheelchair. He then took to wheelchair fencing. Described as "the most successful Paralympic athlete in Hungary", [3] he won a gold medal in foil at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, two gold at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, a bronze in 2000, 2004, and 2008. Outside the Paralympic Games, Szekeres participated in the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in 2006, winning a bronze medal in the individual sabre event. He has also been European Champion, notably winning gold in the individual sabre event at the European Championships in 2007. [6] In 2008 he was ranked third in the world. [3]
From 1999 to 2005, Szekeres was deputy state secretary within the Ministry of Children, Youth and Sports. [3] He was also Ministerial Commissioner and Senior Programme Officer tasked with a government programme to provide "equal opportunity through sport for people living with disabilities". [7] From 1996 to 2000, he was a member of the Presidency of the International Wheelchair Fencing Committee. [4] From 2001 to 2005, he was "member at large" of the European Paralympic Committee, working in administration. [4] [8] In 2005, he became President of the Hungarian Sports Federation for the Disabled. As of 2005 [update], Szekeres was a member of the Executive Committee of the National Paralympic Committee of Hungary, and was participating in the organising of the International Paralympic Sport Film Festival. [4]
Szekeres has a university degree in physical education as a coach, and also holds a degree in marketing communication. [4]