Szabo began fencing at the age of four because his parents' occupation had him practically live on the piste.[1] He chose sabre, his father's weapon, because the only foilists at TSV Dormagen were girls.[1] He first competed for Romania, under whose colours he won the silver medal at the 2008 Cadets European Championship in Rovigo after being defeated in the final by Hungary's Nikolász Iliász.
When he came of age in 2009, Szabo decided to become a German citizen—he speaks German, Hungarian, and English, but not Romanian.[1] After his Abitur he was admitted into the sports section of the Bundeswehr and joined the German national team, coached by his father.[2] Under the German flag, Szabo won the team gold medal at the 2010 Junior European Championships in Lobnya and at the 2010 Junior World Championships in Baku. A year later he became Junior World champion both in the individual and team events at the Dead Sea. For this performance, he was named 2011 Junior Athlete of the Year by Deutsche Sporthilfe.[2]
Szabo first competed with the senior national team at the 2012 European Fencing Championships in Legnano. Germany was defeated by Romania in the semi-final, then prevailed over Italy to take the bronze medal.[3] Szabo climbed his first World Cup podium in the 2012–13 season with a victory in the Challenge Chicago after overcoming in the final Olympic champion Áron Szilágyi.[4] At the 2013 European Championships, he was beaten in the second round by France's Vincent Anstett. In the team event, Germany lost against Hungary in the first round and was ranked 5th. For his first participation in World Championships, Szabo was defeated in the second round by Italy's Luigi Samele. In the team event, Germany was edged out by Russia in the quarter-finals and ended up 5th. Szabo finished the season 17th in world rankings.
In the 2012–13 season Szabo took a bronze medal in the Moscow World Cup. He ceded in the second round of the European Championships in Strasbourg against Hungary's András Szatmári. In the team event, Germany was defeated by a single hit by Italy in the semi-finals. They overcame Belarus in the small final to take the bronze medal. In the World Championships in Kazan, Szabo was stopped again in the table of 32, this time by Romania's Tiberiu Dolniceanu. In the team event, No.4 seed Germany cruised past China and the United States. They overcame Russia 40–45 to meet Olympic champions South Korea in the final. Max Hartung, Nicolas Limbach, Benedikt Wagner and Szabo prevailed 45–41 and won the World title in men's sabre for the first time in history.[5]
Referencesedit
^ abcOana Duşmănescu (1 April 2011). "Băiatul de aur: Matyas, fiul Rekăi Szabo, cîştigă medalii mondiale pentru Germania". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian).
^ ab (in German). Deutsche Sporthilfe. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
^"Bronze für Säbel-Herren, Aus für Degenfechterinnen" (in German). Focus. 17 June 2012.
^"Matyas Szabo siegt in Chicago" (in German). NGZ. 6 May 2013.
^"Dormagener Säbelfechter holen Gold" (in German). Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. 22 July 2014.
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matyas, szabo, hungarian, szabó, mátyás, born, august, 1991, romanian, born, hungarian, german, fencer, team, world, champion, 2014, szabo, 2014, european, championshipspersonal, informationborn, 1991, august, 1991, height183, weight82, sportcountry, germanysp. Matyas Szabo Hungarian Szabo Matyas born 19 August 1991 is a Romanian born Hungarian German fencer team World champion in 2014 Matyas SzaboSzabo at the 2014 European ChampionshipsPersonal informationBorn 1991 08 19 19 August 1991 age 32 Height183 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight82 kg 181 lb SportCountry GermanySportFencingWeaponSabreHandRight handedNational coachVilmoș SzaboClubTSV Bayer DormagenHead coachVilmoș SzaboFIE rankingcurrent rankingMedal record Men s sabre Representing Germany World Championships 2014 Kazan Team 2015 Moscow Team European Games 2023 Krakow Malopolska Team European Championships 2015 Montreux Team 2019 Dusseldorf Team 2012 Legnano Team 2014 Strasbourg Team 2018 Novi Sad Team 2023 Krakow TeamCareer editSzabo is the eldest son of Vilmos Szabo bronze medallist at the 1984 Summer Olympics in men s team sabre and Reka Zsofia Lazar bronze medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics and silver medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in women s team foil both from Brașov and members of the Hungarian minority in Romania When he was two years old his parents moved to Germany and became fencing coaches at TSV Bayer Dormagen Szabo began fencing at the age of four because his parents occupation had him practically live on the piste 1 He chose sabre his father s weapon because the only foilists at TSV Dormagen were girls 1 He first competed for Romania under whose colours he won the silver medal at the 2008 Cadets European Championship in Rovigo after being defeated in the final by Hungary s Nikolasz Iliasz When he came of age in 2009 Szabo decided to become a German citizen he speaks German Hungarian and English but not Romanian 1 After his Abitur he was admitted into the sports section of the Bundeswehr and joined the German national team coached by his father 2 Under the German flag Szabo won the team gold medal at the 2010 Junior European Championships in Lobnya and at the 2010 Junior World Championships in Baku A year later he became Junior World champion both in the individual and team events at the Dead Sea For this performance he was named 2011 Junior Athlete of the Year by Deutsche Sporthilfe 2 Szabo first competed with the senior national team at the 2012 European Fencing Championships in Legnano Germany was defeated by Romania in the semi final then prevailed over Italy to take the bronze medal 3 Szabo climbed his first World Cup podium in the 2012 13 season with a victory in the Challenge Chicago after overcoming in the final Olympic champion Aron Szilagyi 4 At the 2013 European Championships he was beaten in the second round by France s Vincent Anstett In the team event Germany lost against Hungary in the first round and was ranked 5th For his first participation in World Championships Szabo was defeated in the second round by Italy s Luigi Samele In the team event Germany was edged out by Russia in the quarter finals and ended up 5th Szabo finished the season 17th in world rankings In the 2012 13 season Szabo took a bronze medal in the Moscow World Cup He ceded in the second round of the European Championships in Strasbourg against Hungary s Andras Szatmari In the team event Germany was defeated by a single hit by Italy in the semi finals They overcame Belarus in the small final to take the bronze medal In the World Championships in Kazan Szabo was stopped again in the table of 32 this time by Romania s Tiberiu Dolniceanu In the team event No 4 seed Germany cruised past China and the United States They overcame Russia 40 45 to meet Olympic champions South Korea in the final Max Hartung Nicolas Limbach Benedikt Wagner and Szabo prevailed 45 41 and won the World title in men s sabre for the first time in history 5 References edit a b c Oana Dusmănescu 1 April 2011 Băiatul de aur Matyas fiul Rekăi Szabo cistigă medalii mondiale pentru Germania Gazeta Sporturilor in Romanian a b Matyas Szabo Fechten in German Deutsche Sporthilfe Archived from the original on 2016 09 24 Retrieved 2014 08 10 Bronze fur Sabel Herren Aus fur Degenfechterinnen in German Focus 17 June 2012 Matyas Szabo siegt in Chicago in German NGZ 6 May 2013 Dormagener Sabelfechter holen Gold in German Kolner Stadt Anzeiger 22 July 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Matyas Szabo Matyas Szabo at the International Fencing Federation Matyas Szabo at the European Fencing Confederation archive Matyas Szabo at the German Fencing Federation Matyas Szabo at Olympics com Matyas Szabo at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matyas Szabo amp oldid 1220491769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
