Mária Gulácsy
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Mária•Gulácsy (-Jármy) |
| Used name | Mária•Gulácsy |
| Born | 27 April 1941 in Berehove, Zakarpattia (UKR) |
| Died | 13 April 2015 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN) |
| Measurements | 165 cm / 64 kg |
| Affiliations | BHSE, 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
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–1–0 1963 Porto Alegre FEN silver: foil team; 1965 Budapest FEN gold: foil team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (2–1–0 1962 Buenos Aires gold: foil team; 1966 Moskva silver: foil team; 1967 Montréal gold: foil team)