Mariann Horváth

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

Mariann Horváth (born 23 September 1968) is a Hungarian épée fencer, twice individual world champion and four-time team world champion.

Mariann Horváth
Born	(1968-09-23) September 23, 1968 (age 56)
Sport
Weapon	épée
Hand	right-handed
Medal record Women's épée Representing  Hungary World Championships 1989 Denver Team 1991 Budapest Individual 1991 Budapest Team 1992 Havana Individual 1992 Havana Team 1993 Essen Team 1990 Lyon Team 1994 Athens Team

Horváth was one of the first women épée champions after the event was introduced by the International Fencing Federation at the 1988 World Fencing Championships.

She commented fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics for the Hungarian Television. Her emotional account of Áron Szilágyi's victory in men's sabre drew the ire of radio host Gábor Bochkor, who commented that Horváth became "over-emotional" and that he would've "turned off the mic and slapped her twice".^[1] The comment drew criticism^[2] and Bochkor later issued an apology, but Horváth dismissed it.^[3]

Awards

• Hungarian fencer of the Year (1): 1991, 1992
• Gundel Art award (2012)
• János Sípos award (2016)