Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | HUN |
NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
Website |
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in Melbourne / Stockholm | |
Competitors | 108 (88 men and 20 woman) in 12 sports |
Flag bearer | József Csermák and István Erdélyi |
Medals Ranked 4th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Hungary competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 108 competitors, 88 men and 20 women, took part in 80 events in 12 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- László Fábián, János Urányi, Canoeing, Men's K-2 10000 metres
- Rudolf Kárpáti — Fencing, Sabre Individual
- Ágnes Keleti — Gymnastics, Women's Uneven bars
- Ágnes Keleti — Gymnastics, Women's Balance beam
- Ágnes Keleti — Gymnastics, Women's Floor exercise
- László Papp — Boxing, Light middleweight
- Andrea Bodó, Ágnes Keleti, Aliz Kertész, Margit Korondi, Erzsébet Köteles, Olga Tass — Gymnastics, Women's Team, portable apparatus
- Jenő Hámori, Rudolf Kárpáti, Attila Keresztes, Pál Kovács — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
- László Jenei, István Hevesi, Dezső Gyarmati, Kálmán Markovics, Tivadar Kanizsa, István Szívós, György Kárpáti, Ottó Boros, Mihály Mayer, Antal Bolvári, Ervin Zádor and Miklos Martin — Water polo, men's team competition
Silver
- István Hernek — Canoeing, Men's C-1 1000 metres
- Ferenc Hatlaczky — Canoeing, Men's K-1 10.000 metres
- János Parti — Canoeing, Men's C-1 10.000 metres
- Ágnes Keleti — Gymnastics, Women's Individual All-around
- József Kovács — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
- Sándor Rozsnyói — Athletics, 3.000 metre steeplechase
- Imre Polyák — Wrestling, Featherweight
- Éva Székely — Swimming, Women's 200 metres Breaststroke
- Lajos Balthazár, Barnabás Berzsenyi, József Marosi, Ambrus Nagy, Béla Rerrich, József Sákovics — Fencing, Men's Team Épée
- Andrea Bodó, Ágnes Keleti, Aliz Kertész, Margit Korondi, Erzsébet Köteles, Olga Tass — Gymnastics, Women's Team competition
Bronze
- Lajos Kiss — Canoeing, Men's K-1 1000 metres
- Károly Wieland, Ferenc Mohácsi — Canoeing, Men's C-2 1000 metres
- Imre Farkas, József Hunics — Canoeing, Men's C-2 10.000 metres
- Olga Tass — Gymnastics, Women's Vault
- Gyula Tóth — Greco-Roman Wrestling, Lightweight
- György Tumpek — Swimming, Men's 200 metres Butterfly
- Mihály Fülöp, József Gyuricza, József Marosi, József Sákovics, Lajos Somodi, Endre Tilli — Fencing, Foil Team
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Sprint
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
István Hernek | C-1 1000 m | N/A | 5:06.2 | ||
János Parti | C-1 1000 m | N/A | 57:11.0 | ||
Károly Wieland Ferenc Mohácsi |
C-2 1000 m | 5:02.5 | 1 Q | 4:54.3 | |
Imre Farkas József Hunics |
C-2 10000 m | N/A | 55:15.6 | ||
Lajos Kiss | K-1 1000 m | 4:35.8 | 2 Q | 4:16.2 | |
Ferenc Hatlaczky | K-1 10000 m | N/A | 47:53.3 | ||
Imre Vágyóczky Zoltán Szigeti |
K-2 1000 m | 4:00.3 | 5 | Did not advance | |
János Urányi László Fábián |
K-2 10000 m | N/A | 43:37.0 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Cecilia Berkes | K-1 500 m | 2:25.3 | 2 Q | 2:23.5 | 4 |
Diving
- Men
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Siák Ferenc | 3 m springboard | 74.60 | 13 | Did not advanced | |||
10 m platform | 72.85 | 9 Q | 65.98 | 6 | 138.83 | 7 | |
Gerlach József | 3 m springboard | 80.45 | 8 Q | 55.63 | 7 | 136.08 | 8 |
10 m platform | 77.77 | 3 Q | 71.48 | 3 | 149.25 | 4 |
Fencing
18 fencers, 16 men and 2 women, represented Hungary in 1956.
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1956.
- Individual
- Team
- Gábor Benedek
- János Bódy
- Antal Moldrich
Rowing
Hungary had four male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Csaba Kovács Rezső Riheczky Zoltán Kávay Géza Ütő |
Coxless four | 6:40.6 | 2 R | 8:17.0 | 2 | Did not advance |
Shooting
Five shooters represented Hungary in 1956.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | ||
Miklós Kocsis | 100m running deer | 416 | 5 |
Miklós Kovács | 417 | 4 | |
Sándor Krebs | 300 m rifle, three positions | 1078 | 9 |
50 m rifle, three positions | 1154 | 10 | |
50 m rifle, prone | 598 | 6 | |
Szilárd Kun | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 578 | 6 |
Károly Takács | 575 | 8 |
Swimming
Water polo
Wrestling
References
- ↑ "Hungary at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Hungary Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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