Péter Abay

Péter Abay medal table
fencing
Hungary
Olympic games
silver	Barcelona 1992	Saber crew
World championships
silver	Budapest 1991	saber
gold	Budapest 1991	Saber crew
gold	Essen 1993	Saber crew
European championships
silver	Vienna 1991	saber
gold	Vienna 1991	Saber crew

Péter Abay (born May 13, 1962 in Budapest ) is a former Hungarian saber fencer .

successes

Péter Abay was world champion with the team in 1991 in his native Budapest and in 1993 in Essen . In addition, he was runner-up in the individual world championship in 1991. At the European Championships in 1991 he won the title with the team in Vienna , while he finished second in the individual. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona , he only started in the team competition. On the way to the final, the Hungarian team was only defeated in the preliminary round by the United team , which they also met in the battle for the Olympic victory. Once again, Hungary was left behind, this time 5: 9, so that Abay received the silver medal together with Imre Bujdosó , Csaba Köves , György Nébald and Bence Szabó .

His father-in-law Ferenc Török is a two-time Olympic champion in modern pentathlon .

Web links

• Péter Abay in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Péter Abay at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (Hungarian)