Julianna Révész


Julianna Révész, is a Hungarian épée fencer. With Hungary she won a silver medal in the 2005 World Fencing Championships in Leipzig and a bronze medal in the 2013 European Fencing Championships in Zagreb. She is the co-founder of Knightsbridge Fencing Club along with Tamas Kovacs.

Career

Révész's parents wanted to choose a sport for her in which Hungarians were traditionally successful, such as fencing. At age 8 she was taken to the Erdert Medosz Fencing Club, where she fell in love with the sport. She did one year of footwork and private lesson with foil. Later she changed to épée when she transferred to BVSC Fencing Club. As soon as she started to compete in children's tournaments, people recognized her talent for fencing. Révész became Hungarian National Champion in all age categories from children to adult, in both individual and team events. Her first coaches were Zoltán Beszédes and Lászlo Kőrösi.
Révész won a bronze medal at the 2001 Junior European Championships in Keszthely.
In 2001 Révész moved to Germany Tauberbischofsheim where she studied and fenced full-time at the famous Tauberbischofsheim Fecht Club. Her trainer was Mariusz Strzałka. In 2002 she was ranked no.1 in the world and was winner of the World Cup series. Two years later she moved back to Hungary. From 2005 to 2008 she represented Team Hungary at the World and European Championships.
Amongst seniors, she was a member of the Hungarian team that won a silver medal in the 2005 World Fencing Championships in Leipzig and a bronze medal in the 2013 European Fencing Championships in Zagreb. In the 2014 Doha Grand Prix she earned her first podium in the Fencing World Cup after defeating world no.1 Ana Maria Brânză 8–7 in the quarter-finals. Révész was stopped in the semi-finals by Tiffany Géroudet and won a bronze medal.
In 2009, Révész founded Knightsbridge Fencing Club in London along with Tamás Kovács.
2015World Championship in Moscow 5th
2014World Championship in Kazan 22nd
2014European Championship in Zagreb, bronze medal
2014Winner of Leipzig World Cup
2013World Cup Doha, bronze medal
2013World Championships Budapest 22nd and 9th
2013European Championships Zagreb 13th and bronze medal
2013Winner of Hungarian National Championships
2012British National Champion
2012Winner of Cardiff Open
2012Winner of Bristol Open
2010Winner of London Open
2010Winner of Cardiff Open
2010Winner of Essex Open
2010British National Champion
2009British National Champion
2008World Cup Athens 8th Place
2006Winner of Saint-Maur World Cup
2005World Championships Leipzig, silver medal
2005Leipzig World Championships, part of Hungarian Women's Epee team, silver medal
2005European Championship Zalaegerszeg 8th
2002Ranked no 1 in the World and winner of the World Cup series
2001Junior European Championship Antalya, bronze medal
2001Winner of World Cup in Bratislawa
2000Junior European Championship Keszthely, bronze medal
2000Winner of World Cup Tauberbischofsheim
2000Winner of Junior World Women's Epee

Personal life

Révész has lived in London, United Kingdom since 2008 with her husband, Zsolt Kiss and their daughter, Alma. She became a British citizen in January 2018.