Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 108 (88 men and 20 woman) in 12 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | József Csermák and István Erdélyi | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 4 |
Gold 9 |
Silver 10 |
Bronze 7 |
Total 26 |
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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.[1]
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Medalists
Gold
- 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
Silver
- 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
Bronze
- 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
Athletics
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Boxing
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Canoeing
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Diving
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Men's 10m Platform
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- Preliminary Round — 77.77
- Final — 149.25 (→ 4th place)
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- Preliminary Round — 72.85
- Final — 138.83 (→ 7th place)
Fencing
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18 fencers, 16 men and 2 women, represented Hungary in 1956.
Gymnastics
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Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1956.
- Individual
- Team
- Gábor Benedek
- János Bódy
- Antal Moldrich
Rowing
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Shooting
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Five shooters represented Hungary in 1956.
Swimming
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Water polo
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Wrestling
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References
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