Biography
Started: She began wheelchair fencing in 2014. (nyiregyhaza.hu, 30 Aug 2016)
Reason: She began non-disabled fencing at age 13, but later quit the sport. She then worked as a fencing coach before taking up wheelchair fencing. (ujpestmedia.hu, 18 Jan 2023; hparalimpia.hu, 16 Feb 2020)
Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (ujpestmedia.hu, 18 Jan 2024)
Milestones: At the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo she became the first female Hungarian wheelchair fencer to win a Paralympic gold medal when she triumphed in the women's class A individual epee event. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2024)
Awards: In 2017, 2018, and 2022 she was named as part of the Para Sports Team of the Year by the Hungarian Paralympic Committee [MPB]. (Mezo Boglarka Facebook profile, 10 Jan 2023; hparalimpia.hu, 01 Jan 2018)
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Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateJuly 1, 1993
Place of ResidenceBUDAPEST
OccupationAthlete
EducationSport Studies - University of Nyiregyhaza, Hungary
Languages SpokenEnglish, Hungarian
CoachIvan Kovacs [personal], HUN, from 2018
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Epee Category A | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 3 | Epee Team | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| 5 | Epee Team | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 5 | Epee Category A | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| 9 | Sabre Category A | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 3 | Epee Team | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| 3 | Epee Team | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 3 | Epee Team | 2017 | Rome, ITA | |
| 3 | Sabre Category A | 2017 | Rome, ITA | |
| 3 | Epee Team | 2015 | Eger, HUN | |
| 3 | Sabre Category A | 2015 | Eger, HUN | |
| 5 | Women's Team Sabre | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 5 | Epee Category A | 2017 | Rome, ITA | |
| 6 | Epee Category A | 2015 | Eger, HUN | |
| 8 | Sabre Category A | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 9 | Epee Category A | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 10 | Epee Category A | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| 11 | Sabre Category A | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| European Championships | ||||
| 1 | Epee Category A | 2022 | Krakow, POL | |
| 2 | Epee Team | 2022 | Krakow, POL | |
| 3 | Sabre Category A | 2022 | Krakow, POL | |
| 4 | Epee Team | 2024 | Paris, FRA | |
| 5 | Epee Category A | 2024 | Paris, FRA | |
| 5 | Women's Team Sabre | 2022 | Krakow, POL | |
| 7 | Sabre Category A | 2024 | Paris, FRA | |
| 8 | Foil Category A | 2022 | Krakow, POL | |
