SZABO Matyas

Germany
Fencing
19 Aug 1991
29
Male
BRASOV
 
Romania
DORMAGEN
 
Germany

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
FEN Fencing Men's Sabre Individual 13
Men's Sabre Team
GER
Germany
 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Makuhari Messe Hall B Red Piste
Men's Sabre Individual Table of 32
#46
GER
SZABO MSZABO Matyas
15
KOR
GU BGU Bongil
8
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall B Red Piste
Men's Sabre Individual Table of 16
#55
ROC
IBRAGIMOV KIBRAGIMOV Kamil
15
GER
SZABO MSZABO Matyas
13
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall B Yellow Piste
Men's Sabre Team Quarterfinal 2
#10
ROC
ROC
28
GER
Germany
45
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall B Yellow Piste
Men's Sabre Team Semifinal 1
#15
KOR
Republic of Korea
45
GER
Germany
42
Finished
Makuhari Messe B Final Piste
Men's Sabre Team Bronze Medal Match
#19
GER
Germany
40
HUN
Hungary
45
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocationSabre Individual
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA8

World Championships
YearLocationSabre IndividualSabre Team
2019Budapest, HUN674
2018Wuxi, CHN465
2017Leipzig, GER139
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA-5
2015Moscow, RUS213
2014Kazan, RUS311
2013Budapest, HUN295

European Championships
YearLocationSabre IndividualSabre Team
2019Dusseldorf, GER121
2018Novi Sad, SRB193
2017Tbilisi, GEO194

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season since 2016/2017
YearSabre IndividualSabre Team
2020/20211 x 4th1 x 2nd
2019/20201 x 19th, 1 x 22nd, 1 x 24th2 x 3rd, 1 x 5th
2018/20191 x 12th, 1 x 21st, 1 x 35th1 x 3rd, 1 x 4th, 2 x 7th
2017/20181 x 2nd, 1 x 15th, 1 x 34th1 x 1st, 1 x 5th, 1 x 6th
2016/20171 x 12th, 1 x 19th, 1 x 33rd1 x 5th, 1 x 7th, 1 x 8th

Grand Prix overview - Three best ranks per season since 2016/2017
YearSabre Individual
2018/20191 x 22nd, 1 x 36th, 1 x 42nd
2017/20181 x 14th, 1 x 19th, 1 x 27th
2016/20171 x 11th, 1 x 20th, 1 x 34th

World Cup & Grand Prix - Ten best performances since 2016/2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
12017/2018Sabre TeamWorld CupAlgiers, ALG
22020/2021Sabre TeamWorld CupBudapest, HUN
22017/2018Sabre IndividualWorld CupWarsaw, POL
32019/2020Sabre TeamWorld CupLuxembourg, LUX
32019/2020Sabre TeamWorld CupWarsaw, POL
32018/2019Sabre TeamWorld CupAlgiers, ALG
42020/2021Sabre IndividualWorld CupBudapest, HUN
42018/2019Sabre TeamWorld CupBudapest, HUN
52019/2020Sabre TeamWorld CupCairo, EGY
52017/2018Sabre TeamWorld CupMadrid, ESP
52016/2017Sabre TeamWorld CupWarsaw, POL
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Armed Forces Athlete
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Media Studies - Fresenius University, Cologne, GER
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English, German, Hungarian
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TSV Bayer Dormagen [Germany]
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Olaf Kawald [club]; Vilmos Szabo [national, father], ROU
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Right (Instagram profile, 16 May 2018)
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His mother Reka represented Romania in fencing. She won team foil bronze and team foil silver at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games respectively. His father Vilmos also represented Romania in the sport, winning bronze in team sabre at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He has also coached the German men's sabre team. (dosb.de, 25 Dec 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 02 Apr 2016; fechten.org, 11 Jun 2015; sporthilfe.de, 2012; matyas-szabo.com, 01 Sep 2020)
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In mid 2017 he suffered a minor back injury caused by improper lifting during training. (faz.net, 21 Jul 2017)
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He began fencing at age four in Dormagen, Germany, and fenced his first tournament at age nine. (matyas-szabo.com, 01 Sep 2020; gsp.ro, 01 Apr 2011)
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His parents were both fencers who represented Romania at the Olympic Games. "My father and my mother share a passion for fencing. They found each other through sports." (matyas-szabo.com, 01 Sep 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 15 Mar 2021; matyas-szabo.com, 01 Sep 2020)
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Carrying the Olympic torch through the athlete village at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (matyas-szabo.com, 01 Sep 2020)
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German fencer Nicolas Limbach. (ksta.de, 21 Apr 2011)
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His parents. (matyas-szabo.com, 01 Sep 2020)
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He keeps the deck of cards that he got his first royal flush with during a game of poker in his fencing bag. (deutsche-olympiamannschaft.de, 01 Sep 2016)
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"Fencing is my life, and although there are hardships and defeats to face up to, they are also the best moments of my life." (matyas-szabo.com, 01 Sep 2020)
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At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro he was one of five athletes to carry the Olympic torch through the athlete village prior to the opening ceremony. (matyas-szabo.com, 01 Sep 2020; rp-online.de, 03 Aug 2016)

In 2011 he was named Junior Sportsperson of the Year by Deutsche Sporthilfe. (sporthilfe.de, 2012)

General Interest

General
FAMOUS FATHER
His father Vilmos has served as a national coach for the German men's sabre team. He says his father is tough on him, but that they manage to keep their fencing and personal relationships separate. "As a rule, he scolds me, even when I win. He expects a lot from me. At home he is my father, but when we're training he is in charge." (faz.net, 17 Jul 2017; ksta.de, 21 Apr 2011)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In September 2019 he and Max Hartung, a fellow TSV Bayer Dormagen and German national team fencer, launched the 'Demaskiert' [Unmasked] fencing podcast. In November 2020 they also organised their own fencing tournament, the 'Unmasked League', to raise money for Germany's Olympic and Paralympic squads. The event took place in Dusseldorf and was broadcast free on the Trops4 sports channel on streaming platform Twitch. (demaskiert-podcast.de, 01 Sep 2020; rp-online.de, 13 Nov 2020)

FROM ROMANIA TO GERMANY
He fenced for Romania until 2009, at which point he decided to join the German national team. (sporthilfe.de, 01 Sep 2012)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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