Hungary at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Hungary at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg
IOC code HUN
NOC Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpia.hu  (in Hungarian and English)
in Paris
Competitors17 in 4 sports
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Hungary competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.

Contents

Medalists

The following Hungarian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1900 Olympic Games.

NameMedalSportEvent
Zoltán Halmay Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Swimming Men's 200 m freestyle
Men's 4000 m freestyle
Men's 1000 m freestyle

Competitors

Results by event

Aquatics

Swimming

Hungary continued to win a medal with each entry in a swimming event, taking three medals in 1900 to add to the two won in 1896. Halmay's medals were silver and bronze, however, whereas Hajós had taken a pair of gold medals four year earlier.

Men
AthleteEventSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Zoltán Halmay 200 m freestyle 2:38.01 Q2:31.4Silver medal icon.svg
1000 m freestyle 14:52.01 Q15:16.4Bronze medal icon.svg
4000 m freestyle 1:11:33.41 Q1:08:55.4Silver medal icon.svg

Athletics

Rudolf Bauer Rudolf Bauer 1900.jpg
Rudolf Bauer

Hungary won a gold and a bronze medal in athletics, tying Canada for 4th place in the sport's medal leaderboard. 9 athletes competed in 13 events.

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalRepechageFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Pál Koppán 60 metres Unknown4–5did not advance
100 metres Unknown3did not advance
400 metres Unknown4did not advance
Ernő Schubert 60 metres Unknown4–5did not advance
100 metres Unknown3did not advance
200 metres Unknown4did not advance
Zoltán Speidl 400 metres Unknown4–5did not advance
800 metres (2:01.1)2 QUnknown5
200 metres hurdles Unknown6did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Rudolf Bauer Discus throw 36.041 Qno better markGold medal icon.svg
Artúr Coray Shot put 11.137did not advance
Discus throw 31.0011did not advance
Rezső Crettier Shot put 11.584 Q12.074
Discus throw 33.655 Qno better mark5
Lajos Gönczy High jump 1.75Bronze medal icon.svg
Jakab Kauser Pole vault 3.104
Pál Koppán Triple jump Unknown7–13
Standing triple jump Unknown5–10
Ernő Schubert Long jump 6.0509did not advance
Gyula Strausz Long jump 6.01010did not advance
Discus throw 29.8014did not advance

Fencing

Hungary first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent seven fencers.

Men
AthleteEventRound 1QuarterfinalRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Márton Endrédy Masters épée unknown3–6did not advance
Masters foil unknown [a] unknowndid not advance
Masters sabre unknownunknowndid not advance
Lajos Horváth Masters sabre unknownunknowndid not advance
Amon Ritter von Gregurich Sabre unknown1–4 Qunknown1 Q4–34
Hugó Hoch unknown1–4 Qunknown5–8did not advance
Gyula Iványi unknown1–4 Qunknown1 Q3–45
Miklós Todoresku unknown5 Q [b] unknown5–8did not advance

According to Herman De Wael there were two other Hungarian fencers in the masters épée competition, but they did not advance from round 1. Their names are not known. [1]

Gymnastics

Artistic

Hungary's second gymnastics appearance included a second appearance by Gyula Kakas. The nation's two gymnasts won no medals in a heavily France-dominated single event.

Men
AthleteEventScoreRank
Gyula Kakas All-around 21188
Gyula Katona did not finish

Notes

  1. The masters foil used jury verdicts on art and skill in the bout rather than winning or losing to advance to the second round.
  2. Lécuyer withdrew after the first round, to be replaced by Todoresku. It can therefore be inferred that Todoresku was the fifth-place fencer in the same preliminary pool as Lécuyer.

References

  1. "Fencing - Men's Épée for Masters & Open". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2012.