Background
Born in Pinkaszentkirály (today part of Vasalja) in 1914 as the fifth child of the family, they soon moved to nearby Szombathely, where Fedor grew up and studied in the local girls" gymnasium.
Born in Pinkaszentkirály (today part of Vasalja) in 1914 as the fifth child of the family, they soon moved to nearby Szombathely, where Fedor grew up and studied in the local girls" gymnasium.
The couple first moved to Székesfehérvár, subsequently they settled in Budapest. Kisgyörgy, an outstanding pentathlete of his time and later a renowned shooting coach, introduced sport shooting to Fedor, who pursued a competitive career from 1939. Additionally, she set a number of national records.
Fedor also participated at several European and World Championships.
She collected two silver medals and six bronze medals at European Championships and a silver and two bronze medals at World events. She never had the chance to take part at the Olympic Games, since sport shooting for women was introduced to the Olympic program only in 1984.
After retiring from competitive sport, Fedor became a shooting coach. Among the clubs she coached are KSI Southeast, Zalka Southeast – the club of the National Military Technical College – and Óbuda Lövész Egyesület.
Most recently, aged over 90, she has been coaching the shooters of Igazságügyi Minisztérium Duna Lövészklubja.
During her school years she practiced figure skating and tennis. Being a talented tennis player she was signed by local club Szombathelyi Southeast, where she played alongside József Asbóth, who later won the French Open. Coached by her husband, Fedor competed till 1979, during which period she won 123 Hungarian national championship titles in different disciplines and positions, including 68 single victories and a triumph in the men"s field Fedor"s daughter, Magda is an all-round sportsperson who won national titles in alpine skiing, shooting and tennis. Her son, Lajos Junior. also continued the family tradition and became a sport shooter. Her grandchild, Gergely Kisgyörgy is a professional tennis player and multiple Hungarian Tennis Championships winner in doubles.
