in Beijing. France defeated China in the final to come away with a gold medal, the sixth in Kiraly's collection. Kiraly qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing due to her Top 8 ranking, but was defeated in the second round again: after leading 12–8 in the last period, she could not stop the comeback of Sweden's Emma Samuelsson. Frustrated, she decided to go on with her career despite signs of aging. She would not however win other world titles: in the 2009 World Championships, France were defeated by Italy in the semi-finals, then by Germany, and finished fourth. In the 2010 World Championships at home in Paris, France had a hard time prevailing upon Switzerland and were stopped in the quarter-finals by Romania. Kiraly left the national team after the 2009–2010 season and took part in World Cup competitions only. Her last tournament was the 2012 Challenge International de Saint-Maur. References External links Profile at the European Fencing Confederation Hajnalka Kiraly-Picot, escrime 1971 births Living people French female épée fencers Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of France Olympic bronze medalists for France French people of Hungarian descent Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics People from Veszprém Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing