Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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]
| Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | HUN |
| NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| 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 | |
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 Miklós 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Siák Ferenc | 3 m springboard | 74.60 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| 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
- Gábor Benedek
- János Bódy
- Antal Moldrich
- 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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; et al. "Hungary Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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