Mária Gulácsy

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameMária•Gulácsy (-Jármy)
Used nameMária•Gulácsy
Born27 April 1941 in Berehove, Zakarpattia (UKR)
Died13 April 2015 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Measurements165 cm / 64 kg
AffiliationsBHSE, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Born in Berehove, Zakarpattia, Ukraine, which was a part of Hungary at that time, Mária Gulácsy grew up in Budapest, where her family moved after Berehove became a part of the Soviet Union in early 1946. She took up fencing in 1957 and was on the Hungarian national team from 1962-68. Gulácsy won all her international honors in the team event. She won Olympic team silver in 1968, was on the team world champions in 1962 and 1967, and won a team silver at the 1966 World Championships. Gulácsy retired from sports in 1972 and later worked as a high school grammar teacher in Budapest until her retirement in 1996.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Summer Olympics Fencing HUN Mária Gulácsy
Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) Hungary 2 Silver

Special Notes