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.
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
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
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
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)
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
Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1956.
Individual
Gábor Benedek
János Bódy
Antal Moldrich
Team
Gábor Benedek
János Bódy
Antal Moldrich
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
