Liza Pusztai

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.

The native form of this personal name is Pusztai Liza. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Liza Pusztai
Pusztai in 2018
Personal information
Born (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001
Sport
CountryHungary
SportFencing
HandRight-handed
ClubBVSC-Zugló
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
European Championships
2019 Düsseldorf Team sabre
2017 Tbilisi Sabre
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos Aires Sabre
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team

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. She also competed in the women's team sabre event.

European Championship
Date Location Event Position
2017/06/12 Tbilisi, Georgia Individual Women's Sabre 3rd
2019/06/20 Düsseldorf, Germany Team Women's Sabre 2nd

Grand Prix
Date Location Event Position
2019/05/24 Moscow, Russia Individual Women's Sabre 3rd

World Cup
Date Location Event Position
2018/03/16 Athens, Greece Individual Women's Sabre 2nd
2019/03/08 Athens, Greece Individual Women's Sabre 3rd
2020/03/06 Athens, Greece Individual Women's Sabre 2nd
2021/03/12 Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Sabre 3rd

Awards

References
  1. "Liza Pusztai". FIE. Retrieved 18 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Pavitt, Michael (9 October 2018). "Rowing and sport climbing titles won as hosts earn first medals at Buenos Aires 2018". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 May 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Women's team sabre" (PDF). 2019 European Fencing Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.


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