Liza Pusztai

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Liza Pusztai
2018-10-09 Victory ceremony (Girls sabre) at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics by Sandro Halank-023.jpg
Pusztai in 2018
Personal information
Born (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 22)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryHungary
Sport Fencing
Weapon Sabre
HandRight-handed
Club BVSC-Zugló
FIE  ranking current ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Cairo Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Milan Team
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Düsseldorf Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Tbilisi Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 KrakówTeam
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Buenos Aires Individual
Representing Olympic flag.svg Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team

Liza Pusztai (born 11 May 2001) [1] is a Hungarian fencer. She represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2018, she won the gold medal in the girls' sabre event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [1] [2] [3] She also won the gold medal in the mixed team event.

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Career

At the 2017 European Fencing Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's sabre event. In 2018, she won the gold medal in the women's sabre event at the Hungarian Fencing Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. In 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's team sabre event at the European Fencing Championships in Düsseldorf, Germany. [4]

In 2021, she competed in the women's sabre event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan where she was eliminated in her second match by Qian Jiarui of China. [5] She also competed in the women's team sabre event. [5] The Hungarian team finished in 8th place. [5]

World Championship

DateLocationEventPosition
2022/07/23 Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo, Egypt Team Women's Sabre1st
2023/07/30 Flag of Italy.svg Milan, Italy Team Women's Sabre1st

European Championship

DateLocationEventPosition
2017/06/12 Flag of Georgia.svg Tbilisi, Georgia Individual Women's Sabre3rd
2019/06/20 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany Team Women's Sabre2nd

Grand Prix

DateLocationEventPosition
2019/05/24 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Russia Individual Women's Sabre3rd

World Cup

DateLocationEventPosition
2018/03/16 Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece Individual Women's Sabre2nd
2019/03/08 Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece Individual Women's Sabre3rd
2020/03/06 Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece Individual Women's Sabre2nd
2021/03/12 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Sabre3rd

Awards

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References

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  3. Etchells, Daniel (7 March 2020). "Two-time Olympic champions Szilágyi and Zagunis claim FIE Sabre World Cup wins". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. "Women's team sabre" (PDF). 2019 European Fencing Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2022.