Sorel-Arthur Kembe
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| Born | 5 November 1975 Budapest, Hungary |
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| Sport | Fencing |
Kembe Sorel-Arthur (born 5 November 1975) is a fencer from the Republic of the Congo. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Early life
[edit]Sorel-Arthur Kembe was born on 5 November 1975 in Budapest, Hungary[11] to a Congolese father – who had come to Hungary for studies on printing – and a Hungarian mother from Magyarbánhegyes.[12] In 1987, when he was 12 years old, he started to fence at Budapesti Honvéd SE, coached by Istvàn Decsi, a former Hungarian fencing champion, whose son, András Decsi, a former European junior fencing champion, was Sorel-Arthur's fencing partner.[13] From 1987 to 1990, he lived with his mother in Paris, France, in an Arab neighbourhood where fights constantly happened in the playground. Speaking to Békés Megyei Hírlap, Kembe said: "But I have to thank that for teaching me how to fence, because they were always trying to beat me up." His father enrolled him in a fencing school 30 metres (98 ft) away from their apartment due to his hyperactivity.[12] In 1991, Kembe won a bronze medal at the Hungarian National Cadet Fencing Championship, and in 1992, he was a finalist at the World Cadets and Juniors Fencing Championships and also won a gold medal in team competition with György Boros and Andràs Decsi.[13]
Career
[edit]In 1993, Kembe was called up to the Hungarian team to participate in the World Fencing Championships, but after suffering an injury to his cruciate ligament, his "meteoric rise to prominence took a hit." During this time, due to perestroika and post-USSR changes, his club, Budapesti Honvéd SE, dissolved.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sorel-Arthur Kembe Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Mavoula, Simon. "Sorel - Arthur Kembe : congolais et champion d'Afrique d'escrime" [Sorel - Arthur Kembe: Congolese and African fencing champion]. Congopage (in French). Archived from the original on 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Beni, Alexandra (25 January 2016). "Tropical Magazine – The fascinating encyclopaedia of Africa is now bilingual!". Daily News Hungary. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Viktória, Vörös (29 December 2024). "Hogy mi? Osztrigát kóstoltat Kembe Sorel" [What? Kembe Sorel offers oyster tasting]. Blikk (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 29 December 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Gábor, Apats (5 November 2014). "Kembe Sorel a családja miatt hagyja ott a Jóban Rosszbant" [Kembe Sorel leaves Good and Bad for his family]. ORIGO (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "'Ezek az emberek a sikertelenségüket vetítik rá másra' – Kembe Sorel-Arthur helyre tette azokat, akik a bőrszíne miatt bántották" ['These people project their failure onto others' – Kembe Sorel-Arthur made amends to those who hurt him because of his skin color]. Metropol (in Hungarian). 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Gábor, Apats (4 March 2010). "Kembe Sorel-Arthur: Beszólogatnak most is, de nem érdekel" [Kembe Sorel-Arthur: They're still talking, but I don't care]. ORIGO (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Síző ilyen lassú talán még sose volt" [A skier has probably never been this slow before.]. 24.hu (in Hungarian). 21 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Rachel, Kiss (15 October 2020). "Kembe Sorel és Indián gyerekkoruk óta jóbarátok" [Kembe Sorel's confession about his friend]. Blikk (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "KEMBE SOREL-ARTHUR" (PDF). International Fencing Federation. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Sorel-Arthur Kembe". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ a b Kata, Fekete G. (14 August 2009). "Egy bánhegyesi kongói". Békés Megyei Hírlap (in Hungarian). Vol. 64, no. 190. p. 6. Retrieved 14 July 2025 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
- ^ a b c Mavoula, Simon. "Sorel - Arthur Kembe : congolais et champion d'Afrique d'escrime" [Sorel - Arthur Kembe: Congolese and African fencing champion]. Congopage (in French). Archived from the original on 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
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