| Founded | 1947 |
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| Based in | Budapest, Hungary |
| Arena | Kovács Pál Vívócsarnok |
| Colors | red and blue |
| Chairman | László Markovits |
| Manager | Domonkos Ferjancsik |
| Website | vasassc.hu |
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Vasas SC created a fencing section in 1947, which had one of the most successful teams in Hungary.
| Competition |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
| Summer Olympic Games | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| World Championships | 19 | |||
| European Championships | 2 | |||
| Universiade and World Universiade Summer Games | ||||
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| European Cup |
Fencing team officials according to the official website: [1]
| Name | Nat. | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Ernő Kemenes |  | Honorary Branch President |
| Domonkos Ferjancsik | | Branch President |
| dr. György Boros | | Branch Director |
| Béla Somlai | | Coach, sabre |
| Péter Halla | | Coach, épée |
| Gergely Halla | | Coach, épée |
| Ádám Fridvalszky | | Coach, sabre |
| Ferenc Riba | | Coach, sabre |
| Ferenc Pinkóczi | | Coach, sabre |
| András Weiperth | | Coach, sabre |
| Etele Ravasz | | Coach, sabre |
| Sebestyén Puy | | Coach, sabre |
| Győző Kulcsár | | Coach, épée |
| Árpád Németh | | Coach, épée |
| István Szlovenszky | | Coach, épée |
| Izabella Laborc | | Coach, épée |
The team's olympic medalists are shown below. [2]
| Year | Category | Name |
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| 1955 | - Sabre, men's team | Pál Kovács |
| 1957 | - Foil, men's team | Endre Tilli |
| - Sabre, men's team | Pál Kovács | |
| 1958 | - Sabre, men's team | Pál Kovács |
| 1965 | - Épée, men's individual | Zoltán Nemere |
| 1966 | - Sabre, men's team | Tamás Kovács, Miklós Meszéna |
| 1973 | - Sabre, men's team | Tamás Kovács, Attila Kovács, Péter Marót, Ferenc Hammang |
| 1978 | - Sabre, men's team | Ferenc Hammang |
| 1981 | - Sabre, men's team | Pál Gerevich |
| 1982 | - Sabre, men's team | Pál Gerevich |
| 1991 | - Sabre, men's team | Imre Bujdosó |
| 1998 | - Sabre, men's team | Domonkos Ferjancsik, Zsolt Nemcsik |
| 2007 | - Sabre, men's team | Zsolt Nemcsik, Áron Szilágyi |
| Year | Category | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | - Sabre, men's team | Imre Bujdosó |
| 2015 | - Sabre, men's individual | Áron Szilágyi |
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