Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (born 6 December 1969 in Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

) is a Hungarian

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 épée fencer

Fencing

Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...

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Mincza-Nébald won the bronze medal in the individual épée event at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, losing the semi-final 14-15 to Ana Maria Brânză

Ana Maria Brânza

Ana Maria Brânză is a Romanian épée fencer.On January 25, 2008, Ana-Maria Brânză captured the inaugural women's 2009 Qatar Fencing Épée Grand Prix individual's title....

 and winning 15-11 against Li Na

Li Na (fencer)

Li Na is a female Chinese épée fencer.Li won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating France in the final...

in the play-off for third place. She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year for this achievement.