Ernõ Kolczonay
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Ernő Kolczonay was a Hungarian
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 Greek national team for couple of years.
In the beginning of the 90s he founded his own club named Fless Vívósikola és Sportklub. He became a successful coach and he dedicated his life to train, especially kids and young people. While he remained active competitor as well, the young fencers of Fless became successful.
In his last years Kolczonay suffered from liver disease
, and died on October 4, 2009.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
fencer
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
, 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 Greek national team for couple of years.
In the beginning of the 90s he founded his own club named Fless Vívósikola és Sportklub. He became a successful coach and he dedicated his life to train, especially kids and young people. While he remained active competitor as well, the young fencers of Fless became successful.
In his last years Kolczonay suffered from liver disease
Liver disease
Liver disease is a broad term describing any single number of diseases affecting the liver.-Diseases:* Hepatitis, inflammation of the liver, caused mainly by various viruses but also by some poisons , autoimmunity or hereditary conditions...
, and died on October 4, 2009.