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.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date János UrányiLászló Fábián Canoeing Men's K-2 10000 metres Boxing Men's light middleweight Aladár GerevichRudolf KárpátiPál KovácsAttila KeresztesJenő HámoriDániel Magay Fencing Men's team sabre Fencing Men's sabre Gymnastics Women's uneven bars Gymnastics Women's balance beam Gymnastics Women's floor Andrea Molnár-BodóErzsébet Gulyás-KötelesÁgnes KeletiAliz KertészMargit KorondiOlga Tass Gymnastics Women's team portable apparatus Water polo Men's tournament Athletics Men's 10,000 metres József SákovicsBéla RerrichLajos BalthazárAmbrus NagyJózsef MarosiBarnabás Berzsenyi Fencing Men's team épée Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase Canoeing Men's K-1 10000 metres Swimming Women's 200 metre breaststroke Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 metres Canoeing Men's C-1 10000 metres Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight Gymnastics Women's artistic individual all-around Andrea Molnár-BodóErzsébet Gulyás-KötelesÁgnes KeletiAliz KertészMargit KorondiOlga Tass Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around Endre TilliJózsef SákovicsJózsef GyuriczaMihály FülöpLajos Somodi Sr.József Marosi Fencing Men's team foil Imre FarkasJózsef Hunics Canoeing Men's C-2 10000 metres Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 metres Károly WielandFerenc Mohácsi Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 metres Swimming Men's 200 metre butterfly Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight Gymnastics Women's vault Default sort order: Medal, Date, Name
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Medals by sportSport TotalGymnastics4217Fencing 2114Canoeing1337Boxing 1001Water polo1001Athletics 0202Swimming 0112Wrestling 0112 Total 9 10 7 26
Medals by genderGender TotalMale 5 7 618Female 4 3 18 Total 9 10 7 26
Multiple medalists The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1956 Olympic Games. Name Medal Sport Event Gymnastics Women's uneven barsWomen's balance beamWomen's floorWomen's team portable apparatusWomen's artistic individual all-aroundWomen's artistic team all-around Fencing Men's team sabreMen's sabre Gymnastics Women's team portable apparatusWomen's artistic team all-aroundWomen's vault Gymnastics Women's team portable apparatusWomen's artistic team all-around Gymnastics Women's team portable apparatusWomen's artistic team all-around Gymnastics Women's team portable apparatusWomen's artistic team all-around Gymnastics Women's team portable apparatusWomen's artistic team all-around Fencing Men's team épéeMen's team foil Fencing Men's team épéeMen's team foil
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsFinalTimeRankTimeRankIstván HernekC-1 1000 mcolspan=2 5:06.2 János PartiC-1 1000 mcolspan=2 57:11.0 Károly WielandFerenc MohácsiC-2 1000 m5:02.51 Q4:54.3 Imre FarkasJózsef HunicsC-2 10000 mcolspan=2 55:15.6 Lajos KissK-1 1000 m4:35.82 Q4:16.2 Ferenc HatlaczkyK-1 10000 mcolspan=2 47:53.3 Imre VágyóczkyZoltán SzigetiK-2 1000 m4:00.35 did not advanceJános UrányiLászló FábiánK-2 10000 mcolspan=2 43:37.0 Women AthleteEventHeatsFinalTimeRankTimeRankCecilia BerkesK-1 500 m2:25.32 Q2:23.54
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankSiák Ferenc3 m springboard74.60 13 did not advance10 m platform72.859 Q65.98 6138.837Gerlach József3 m springboard80.45 8 Q55.637136.08810 m platform77.773 Q71.48 3149.254
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
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1956.
Individual Gábor Benedek János Bódy Antal Moldrich
Team Gábor Benedek János Bódy Antal Moldrich
Rowing
Hungary had four male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCsaba KovácsRezső RiheczkyZoltán KávayGéza ÜtőCoxless four6:40.62 R8:17.02did not advance
Shooting
Five shooters represented Hungary in 1956. Men AthleteEventFinalScoreRankMiklós Kocsis100m running deer4165Miklós Kovács4174Sándor Krebs300 m rifle, three positions1078950 m rifle, three positions11541050 m rifle, prone5986 Szilárd Kun25 m rapid fire pistol5786Károly Takács5758
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGyula Dobay100 m freestyle 58.5 =14 Q 58.1 =10 Did not advanceJenő Áts400 m freestyle 4:47.6 22 colspan=2 Did not advanceGyörgy Csordás1500 m freestyle 19:44.2 18 colspan=2 Did not advanceSándor Záborszky 19:01.2 10 colspan=2 Did not advanceLászló Magyar100 m backstroke 1:06.1 7 Q 1:07.6 =13 Did not advanceIstván Szívós200 m breaststroke 3:18.7 16 colspan=2 Did not advanceJenő Áts200 m butterfly 2:31.1 10 colspan=2 Did not advanceGyörgy Tumpek 2:23.3 2 Q colspan=2 2:23.9 Gyula DobayGyörgy CsordásSándor ZáborszkyJenő Áts4 × 200 m freestyle 8:57.2 10 colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankValéria Gyenge100 m freestyle 1:06.6 11 Q 1:06.4 11 Did not advanceZsuzsa Ördög 1:06.5 =9 Q 1:06.9 =14 Did not advanceKatalin Szőke 1:08.0 17 Did not advanceValéria Gyenge400 m freestyle 5:14.2 7 Q colspan=2 5:21.0 8Ripszima Székely 5:10.5 6 Q colspan=2 5:14.2 5Éva Pajor100 m backstroke 1:15.3 9 colspan=2 Did not advanceJudit Temes 1:17.6 20 colspan=2 Did not advanceKlára Killermann200 m breaststroke 2:54.6 2 Q colspan=2 2:56.1 5Éva Székely 2:55.8 4 Q colspan=2 2:54.8 Mária Littomeritzky100 m butterfly 1:15.2 5 Q colspan=2 1:14.9 4Mária LittomeritzkyKatalin SzőkeJudit TemesValéria Gyenge4 × 100 m freestyle 4:28.1 5 Q colspan=2 4:31.1 7
Water polo
Wrestling
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database