Luca Szűcs (born 20 September 2002)[1] is a Hungarian sabre fencer. She is a two-time world champion as part of the team which won the women's team sabre events at the World Championships in 2022 and 2023.[2] She represented Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 20 September 2002 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | BVSC-Zugló | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editSzűcs got inspired to start fencing around age 10, after seeing the fencers' "shiny outfits and amazingly fast moves" at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[3] Her club team is BVSC-Zugló in Budapest, where her coaches are István Bódy, and his son, Benjámin Bódy, while on the national level she is coached by Gábor Gárdos.[3]
She represented Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In the women's sabre event she reached the quarterfinals, where she lost 12–15 to the eventual silver medalist Sara Balzer. She finished sixth place in the women's team sabre event.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Luca Szűcs". Olympics. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Luca Szűcs - Bio". Olympics. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Luca Szűcs". FIE. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Luca Szűcs - Events". Olympics. Retrieved 12 August 2024.