Hungary at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Hungary at the; 1896 Summer Olympics
IOC code	HUN
NOC	Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Athens
Competitors	7 in 6 sports
Medals; Ranked 6th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Hungary competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.

Seven athletes from Hungary competed in six sports. The Hungarian medals came on 18 entries in 15 events.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Alfréd Hajós	Swimming	Men's 100 m freestyle	11 April
Gold	Alfréd Hajós	Swimming	Men's 1200 m freestyle	11 April
Silver	Nándor Dáni	Athletics	Men's 800 m	9 April
Bronze	Alajos Szokolyi	Athletics	Men's 100 m	6 April
Bronze	Gyula Kellner	Athletics	Men's marathon	10 April
Bronze	Momcsilló Tapavicza	Tennis	Men's singles	11 April

Default sort order: Medal, Date, Name

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Swimming	2	0	0	2
Athletics	0	1	2	3
Tennis	0	0	1	1
Total	2	1	3	6

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport	Men	Total
Athletics	3	3
Gymnastics	2	2
Swimming	1	1
Tennis	1[1]	1[1]
Weightlifting	1[1]	1[1]
Wrestling	1[1]	1[1]
Total	7	7

Medals by date
Day	Date				Total
Day 1	6 April	0	0	1	1
Day 2	7 April	0	0	0	0
Day 3	8 April	0	0	0	0
Day 4	9 April	0	1	0	1
Day 5	10 April	0	0	1	1
Day 6	11 April	2	0	1	3
Day 7	12 April	0	0	0	0
Day 8	13 April	0	0	0	0
Total		2	1	3	6

Results by event

Swimming

Alfréd Hajós

Hajós won both events he entered, taking two of the four swimming medals (he could not enter the 100 metres for sailors event, and the 500 metres was immediately after the 100 metres and immediately before the 1200 metres).

Swimmer	Event	Final
Swimmer	Event	Time	Rank
Alfréd Hajós	Men's 100 metre freestyle	1:22.2
Alfréd Hajós	Men's 1200 metre freestyle	18:22.2

Athletics

Hungarian athletic team of 1896 Summer Olympics

Nándor Dáni

Alajos Szokolyi

The Hungarian athletes were successful in each event except the 110 metre hurdles, taking a silver, two bronzes, and a 4th-place finish. The entry and competitor lists for some events are not agreed on by all sources. In the 100 metres, Dáni, Leonidasz Manno, and István Zachar may have entered and not started (or possibly have competed) along with Szokolyi.[2][3][4]

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nándor Dáni	800 metres	2:10.2	2 Q	2:11.8
Gyula Kellner	Marathon	N/A		3:06:35
Alajos Szokolyi	100 metres	12.8	2 Q	12.6
Alajos Szokolyi	110 metres hurdles	unknown	2	DNS

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Alajos Szokolyi	Triple jump	11.26	4

Gymnastics

Artistic

The Hungarian gymnasts were unable to win any medals.

Men

Athlete	Event	Rank
Gyula Kakas	Vault	4–15
	Pommel horse	3–15
	Horizontal bar	3–15
	Parallel bars	3–18
Desiderius Wein	Vault	4–15
	Pommel horse	3–15
	Horizontal bar	3–15
	Parallel bars	3–18
	Rings	4, 6–8

Tennis

Tapavicza was defeated by Dionysios Kasdaglis in the semifinals of the singles tournament.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Momcsilló Tapavicza	Men's singles	Frangopoulos (GRE) W	BYE	Kasdaglis (GRE) L	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Tapavicza took last place in the weightlifting competition.

Lifter	Event	Result	Rank
Momcsilló Tapavicza	Men's two hand lift	80.0	6

Wrestling

Tapavicza lost his only wrestling match, which turned into a contest of endurance.

Wrestler	Event	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Wrestler	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Momcsilló Tapavicza	Men's Greco-Roman	Christopoulos (GRE) L	Did not advance		4

Notes

Momcsilló Tapavicza competed in tennis, weightlifting and wrestling.
Butler, Maynard. The Olympic Games. In Mallon & Widlund, pp. 37–41.
Ekkehard zur Megede : The history of Olympic athletics. Volume 1: 1896-1936. Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970.
"100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

References

Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at )
Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at )
Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.

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[Tapavicza-1] Momcsilló Tapavicza competed in tennis, weightlifting and wrestling.

[Butler-2] Butler, Maynard. The Olympic Games. In Mallon & Widlund, pp. 37–41.

[Megede-3] Ekkehard zur Megede : The history of Olympic athletics. Volume 1: 1896-1936. Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970.

[Olympedia100m-4] "100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.