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Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
HUN

Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Hungarian Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.mob.hu (Hungarian) (English)

Competitors
  
108 (88 men and 20 woman) in 12 sports

Flag bearer
  
József Csermák and István Erdélyi

Medals Ranked 4th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 9 10 7 26

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.

Contents

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
  • Diving

    Men's 10m Platform

  • Gerlach József
  • Preliminary Round — 77.77
  • Final — 149.25 (→ 4th place)
  • Siák Ferenc
  • Preliminary Round — 72.85
  • Final — 138.83 (→ 7th place)
  • Fencing

    18 fencers, 16 men and 2 women, represented Hungary in 1956.

    Men's foil
  • József Gyuricza
  • Mihály Fülöp
  • Lajos Somodi, Sr.
  • Men's team foil
  • Endre Tilli, József Sákovics, József Gyuricza, Mihály Fülöp, Lajos Somodi, Sr., József Marosi
  • Men's épée
  • Lajos Balthazár
  • József Sákovics
  • Béla Rerrich
  • Men's team épée
  • József Sákovics, Béla Rerrich, Lajos Balthazár, Ambrus Nagy, József Marosi, Barnabás Berzsenyi
  • Men's sabre
  • Rudolf Kárpáti
  • Aladár Gerevich
  • Pál Kovács
  • Men's team sabre
  • Aladár Gerevich, Rudolf Kárpáti, Pál Kovács, Attila Keresztes, Jenő Hámori, Dániel Magay
  • Women's foil
  • Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky
  • Magda Nyári-Kovács
  • Modern pentathlon

    Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1956.

    Individual
  • Gábor Benedek
  • János Bódy
  • Antal Moldrich
  • Team
  • Gábor Benedek
  • János Bódy
  • Antal Moldrich
  • Shooting

    Five shooters represented Hungary in 1956.

    25 m pistol
  • Szilárd Kun
  • Károly Takács
  • 300 m rifle, three positions
  • Sándor Krebs
  • 50 m rifle, three positions
  • Sándor Krebs
  • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Sándor Krebs
  • 100m running deer
  • Miklós Kovács
  • Miklós Kocsis
  • References

    Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wikipedia


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