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 [1] |
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. [2]
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 |
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Hungary had four male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956. [3]
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 |
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