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Silver and bronze medallists at the Tokyo Paralympics
Richárd Osváth
Paralympic silver and bronze medallist,
world and European champion
Wheelchair fencer
Richárd Osváth was born in 1985 in
Satu Mare, Romania. He started fencing under the
guidance of Éva Lengyel and Attila File at the fairly
young age of 9. During a friendly football match,
he became paralysed in his right leg, but that did
not keep him away from competitive sports: so far,
he has attended three Paralympics, winning three
silver and one bronze medal in total.
Katalin Eszter Varga
Paralympic and world championship
women’s wheelchair
foil team
bronze medallist, European champion
paracanoeist
Katalin Varga Eszter was born in 1986 in
Budapest, Hungary. Following her rehabilita-
Paralympic bronze medallist and
world champion team
tion aer a car accident, she found escape in
paracanoeing. She has accomplished numerous
national and international achievements, one of
Team members: Gyöngyi Dani, Éva Hajmási,
Zsuzsanna Krajnyák, Dr. Boglárka Mező Madarászné
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her most successful performances was getting
a bronze medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.
