Hungary at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 263 competitors, 182 men and 81 women, took part in 151 events in 21 sports.[1]

Hungary at the
1980 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHUN
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Moscow
Competitors263 (182 men and 81 women) in 21 sports
Flag bearer István Szívós, Jr.
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
7
Silver
10
Bronze
15
Total
32
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

After missing the 1976 archery competition, Hungary returned in 1980. The nation was represented by two women and two men, including 1972 veteran Bela Nagy. Nagy placed 5th, only three points behind the bronze medallist.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Bela Nagy 2446 points (→ 5th place)
  • Istvan Balasz 2241 points (→ 28th place)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Heat 10.68 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 10.69 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat 1:47.5
  • Semifinals 1:48.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final 2:15:18 (→ 12th place)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

  • Heat 50.23
  • Semifinals 51.06 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final 1:34:10.5 (→ 12th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final 4:10:53 (→ 9th place)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification 2.18 m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification 2.15 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification 7.91 m
  • Final 8.13 m (→ 4th place)
  • Qualification 7.29 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

  • Qualification 16.45 m
  • Final 16.47 m (→ 7th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification 84.84 m
  • Final 82.40 m (→ 8th place)
  • Qualification 88.76 m
  • Final 79.52 m (→ 10th place)


Women's 200 metres

Women's 400 metres

Women's 100 m Hurdles

  • Heat 13.23
  • Semifinal did not finish (→ did not advance)

Women's 4×400 metres Relay

Women's High Jump

  • Qualification 1.88 m
  • Final 1.85 m (→ 10th place)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualifying Round 6.41 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)
  • Qualifying Round 6.32 m (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Qualification 57.80 m
  • Final 55.06 m (→ 12th place)
  • Qualification 57.38 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification 57.80 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Pentathlon

  • 100 metres 13.96s
  • Shot Put 14.94m
  • High Jump 1.74m
  • Long Jump 6.35m
  • 800 metres 2:15.80

Basketball

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight ( 48 kg)


Men's Flyweight ( 51 kg)


Men's Bantamweight ( 54 kg)


Men's Featherweight ( 57 kg)


Men's Lightweight ( 60 kg)


Men's Light-Welterweight ( 63,5 kg)


Men's Welterweight ( 67 kg)


Men's Light Heavyweight ( 81 kg)


Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Ten cyclists represented Hungary in 1980.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
Team pursuit

Diving

Men's Springboard

  • Preliminary Round 475.17 points (→ 17th place, did not advance)

Men's Platform

  • Preliminary Round 429.75 points (→ 14th place, did not advance)

Equestrian

Fencing

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1980.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Drew with Poland (20-20)
  • Drew with East Germany (14-14)
  • Defeated Spain (20-17)
  • Defeated Denmark (16-15)
  • Defeated Cuba (26-22)
  • Classification Match
  • Bronze Medal Match: Lost to Romania (18-20) → 4th place
  • Team Roster

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1980. They won a team silver and Tamás Szombathelyi won an individual silver.

Men's Individual competition:


Men's Team Competition:

  • Szombathelyi, Maracskó, and Horváth 15912 pts, Silver Medal

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heats 1:14.33 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

  • Klara Gulyas
  • Heats did not start (→ did not advance)

Volleyball

Women's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Defeated Brazil (3-2)
  • Lost to Romania (2-3)
  • Defeated Bulgaria (3-1)
  • Semi Finals
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Bronze Medal Game
  • Lost to Bulgaria (2-3) → 4th place
  • Team Roster

Water polo

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Drew with Romania (6-6)
  • Defeated Netherlands (5-3)
  • Defeated Greece (8-5)
  • Final Round (Group A)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (4-5)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (7-8)
  • Defeated Spain (6-5)
  • Defeated Cuba (7-5)
  • Defeated Netherlands (8-7) → Bronze Medal
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "Hungary at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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