Áron Szilágyi

The native form of this personal name is Szilágyi Áron. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Áron Szilágyi
Szilágyi at the 2013 World Championships in Budapest
Personal information
Born (1990-01-14) 14 January 1990
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryHungary
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
National coachAndrás Decsi
ClubVasas
Former coachBéla Somlai, György Gerevich
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's sabre
Representing  Hungary
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 1 1
World Championships 3 5 5
European Championships 5 4 3
Total 11 10 9
Olympic Games
2012 London Individual
2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual
2020 Tokyo Individual
2024 Paris Team
2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
2007 Saint Petersburg Team
2022 Cairo Individual
2023 Milan Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
2017 Leipzig Team
2019 Budapest Team
2022 Cairo Team
2025 Tbilisi Team
2009 Antalya Team
2013 Budapest Individual
2014 Kazan Team
2018 Wuxi Team
2023 Milan Individual
European Games
2023 Kraków–Małopolska Individual
European Championships
2015 Montreux Individual
2018 Novi Sad Team
2022 Antalya Team
2024 Basel Team
2025 Genoa Team
2013 Zagreb Team
2017 Tbilisi Individual
2019 Düsseldorf Team
2025 Genoa Individual
2011 Sheffield Individual
2015 Montreux Team
2017 Tbilisi Team

Áron Szilágyi (Hungarian: [ˈaːron ˈsilaːɟi]; born 14 January 1990) is a Hungarian right-handed sabre fencer. A five-time Olympian, Szilágyi is a three-time individual Olympic champion, 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist, and 2024 team Olympic silver medalist.

Szilágyi competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. In Tokyo, Szilágyi became the only male fencer in history to win three individual Olympic gold medals.

Szilágyi is also a 2018 team European champion, 2015 individual European champion, 2007 team world champion, and 2022 individual world champion.

Szilágyi has served as the president of the Vasas Sport Club Fencing Division since 2020.

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