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Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | HUN |
NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Melbourne, Australia / Stockholm, Sweden November 22-December 8, 1956 | |
Competitors | 108 (88 men and 20 woman) in 12 sports |
Flag bearer | József Csermák |
Medals Ranked 4th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
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.
The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1956 Olympic Games.
Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
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Ágnes Keleti | Gold Gold Gold Gold Silver Silver |
Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars Women's balance beam Women's floor Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic individual all-around Women's artistic team all-around |
Rudolf Kárpáti | Gold Gold |
Fencing | Men's team sabre Men's sabre |
Olga Tass | Gold Silver Bronze |
Gymnastics | Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around Women's vault |
Andrea Molnár-Bodó | Gold Silver |
Gymnastics | Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around |
Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles | Gold Silver |
Gymnastics | Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around |
Aliz Kertész | Gold Silver |
Gymnastics | Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around |
Margit Korondi | Gold Silver |
Gymnastics | Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around |
József Sákovics | Silver Bronze |
Fencing | Men's team épée Men's team foil |
József Marosi | Silver Bronze |
Fencing | Men's team épée Men's team foil |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
István Hernek | C-1 1000 m | — | 5:06.2 | ||
János Parti | C-1 1000 m | — | 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 | — | 55:15.6 | ||
Lajos Kiss | K-1 1000 m | 4:35.8 | 2 Q | 4:16.2 | |
Ferenc Hatlaczky | K-1 10000 m | — | 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 | — | 43:37.0 |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Cecilia Berkes | K-1 500 m | 2:25.3 | 2 Q | 2:23.5 | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||||
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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 |
18 fencers, 16 men and 2 women, represented Hungary in 1956.
Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1956.
Hungary had four male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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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 |
Five shooters represented Hungary in 1956.
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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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 |