Aron Szilagyi is a Hungarian sabre fencer who have won three consecutive Olympic Games. Szilágyi began fencing at age nine at Vasas SC in Budapest. While he was still a cadet, Szilagyi joined the senior Hungarian team for the 2007 World Championships in Saint-Petersburg and won team gold. Starting 2009/10 season and up until today, Aron managed to finish each season in top 5 best fencers of world ranking. At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he became the first fencer from any nation to win three consecutive individual sabre Olympic gold medals. Over the 20 years fencers throughout the world point out his greatest strength - footwork that allows him to play longer duels and react quickly. Aron has around 10 or 11 training sessions a week on a regular basis. His work ethic is a great example and inspiration for every fencer around the world.
In the final of the 2019 World Championships, South Korea became world champions after beating Hungary 45-44. Immediately after the final, the referee was fired by reason of numerous mistakes during the match. However, Aron answered that he as a captain do not blame a referee in their lost. Because of this statement Aron Szilagyi, András Szatmári, Tamás Decsi, and Csanád Gémesi received the fair play award from Alisher Usmanov. In 2020 Aaron became president of the fencing department of his home club, Vasas SC in Budapest.
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