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Born | (1971-06-28) 28 June 1971 (age 53) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Bp. Honvéd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Krisztián Kulcsár (born 28 June 1971) is a Hungarian fencer, who has won two Olympic silver medals in the team épée competition. He became world champion in 2007. As of 2013, he is deputy chairman of the Hungarian Fencing Federation. Kulcsár has a university degree in Economics and Law. In his private life, he is married with two daughters and one son.
Kulcsár was elected President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) on 2 May 2017, replacing Zsolt Borkai. The general assembly of MOB withdrew confidence from Kulcsár on 30 December 2021. Therefore, Kulcsár resigned from his position with effect from 31 January 2022.
Awards
- Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1998
- National Defence awards, II.class (1998)
- Hungarian Fencer of the Year (1): 2007
- Orders and special awards
- Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Silver Cross (1992)
- Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Knight's Cross (2004)
References
- "Krisztián Kulcsár". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- "Hungary Fencing at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- "Hungary Fencing at the 2004 Athina Summer Games". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- "Kulcsar upsets #1 to win Epee World Championship". fencing.net. 2007-10-03. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- Ághassi, Antal (2 May 2017). "Borkai elbukott, Kulcsár az új MOB-elnök". Index.hu. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- "Kulcsár Krisztiántól megvonta a bizalmat a MOB-közgyűlés". 24.hu. 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
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Preceded byZsolt Borkai | President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee 2017–2022 |
Succeeded byZsolt Gyulay |
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