Hungary at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Hungary competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 189 competitors, 162 men and 27 women, took part in 107 events in 15 sports.[1]
| Hungary at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | HUN |
| NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 189 (162 men and 27 women) in 15 sports |
| Flag bearer | Imre Németh |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
Hungary finished in third position in the final medal rankings, behind only the United States and Soviet Union.
Gold
- József Csermák — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
- László Papp — Boxing, Men's Light-Middleweight
- Pál Kovács — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
- Pál Kovács, Tibor Berczelly, Aladár Gerevich, Rudolf Kárpáti, Bertalan Papp, László Rajcsányi — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition
- The Golden Team of Men's Team Football: Gyula Grosics, Jenő Buzánszky, Gyula Lóránt, Mihály Lantos, József Bozsik, József Zakariás, Nándor Hidegkuti, Sándor Kocsis, Péter Palotás, Ferenc Puskás, and Zoltán Czibor — Football, Men's Team Competition
- Ágnes Keleti — Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises
- Margit Korondi — Gymnastics, Women's Uneven Bars
- Gábor Benedek, Aladár Kovácsi, and István Szondy — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
- Károly Takács — Shooting, Men's 25 metres Rapid Fire Pistol (60 Shot)
- Katalin Szőke — Swimming, Women's 100 Metres Freestyle
- Éva Székely — Swimming, Women's 200 Metres Breaststroke
- Valéria Gyenge — Swimming, Women's 400 metres Freestyle
- Ilona Novák, Judit Temes, Éva Novák, Katalin Szőke, Mária Littomeritzky — Swimming, Women's 4 x 100 metres Freestyle Relay
- László Jeney, György Vizvári, Dezső Gyarmati, Kálmán Markovits, Antal Bolvári, István Szívós, György Kárpáti, Károly Szittya, Róbert Antal, Dezső Fábián, István Hasznos, Dezső Lemhényi, and Miklós Martin — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
- Imre Hódos — Wrestling Greco-Roman, Men's Bantamweight
- Miklós Szilvásy — Wrestling Greco-Roman, Men's Welterweight
Silver
- Margit Korondi, Ágnes Keleti, Edit Weckinger, Olga Tass, Erzsébet Köteles, Mária Kövi, Andrea Bodó, and Irén Karcsics — Gymnastics, Women's Team Competition
- Gábor Novák — Canoe / Kayak, Men's Flatwater C1 10.000 metres
- János Parti — Canoe / Kayak, Men's Flatwater C1 1000 metres (Canoe Single)
- Ilona Elek — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
- Aladár Gerevich — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
- Gábor Benedek — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
- Szilárd Kun — Shooting, Men's 25 metres Rapid Fire Pistol (60 Shot)
- Éva Novák — Swimming, Women's 200 metres Breaststroke
- Éva Novák — Swimming, Women's 400 metres Freestyle
- Imre Polyák — Wrestling Greco-Roman, Men's Featherweight
Bronze
- László Zarándi, Géza Varásdi, György Csányi, Béla Goldoványi — Athletics, Men's 4 x 100 metres Relay
- Antal Róka — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
- Ödön Földessy — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Imre Németh — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
- József Gurovits and Ferenc Varga — Canoe / Kayak Flatwater, Men's K2 10,000 metres
- Tibor Berczelly, Aladár Gerevich, Lajos Maszlay, Endre Palócz, József Sákovits, and Endre Tilli — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
- Tibor Berczelly — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
- Margit Korondi — Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam
- Margit Korondi — Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises
- Margit Korondi — Gymnastics, Women's Individual All-Round
- Ágnes Keleti — Gymnastics, Women's Uneven Bars
- Andrea Bodó, Irén Karcsics, Erzsébet Köteles, Ágnes Keleti, Margit Korondi, Edit Weckinger, Olga Tass, and Mária Kövi — Gymnastics, Women's Team Competition Portable Apparatus
- István Szondy — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
- Ambrus Balogh — Shooting, Men's 50m Pistol (60 Shots)
- Judit Temes — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
- György Gurics — Wrestling Freestyle, Men's Middleweight
Athletics
Basketball
- Men's Team Competition
- Qualification Round (Group B)
- Defeated Greece (75-38)
- Lost to Philippines (35-48)
- Defeated Greece (47-44)
- Main Round (Group A)
- Lost to United States (48-66)
- Lost to Uruguay (56-70)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (39-63) → did not advance, 15th place
- Team Roster
Boxing
Men's Flyweight:
- First Round – Lost to William Michael Toweel of South Africa (0 - 3)
Men's Featherweight:
- First Round – Defeated Georges Malézanoff of Bulgaria (2 - 1)
- Second Round – Defeated Kurt Schirra of Saarland (3 - 0)
- Third Round – Lost to Jan Zachara of Czechoslovakia (1 - 2)
Men's Lightweight:
- First Round – Defeated Luis Albino Acuña of Uruguay (3 - 0)
- Second Round – Defeated Clayton Orten Kenny of Canada (2 - 1)
- Third Round – Lost to Aureliano Bolognesi of Italy (1 - 2)
Light-welterweight
- First Round – Lost to Pavle Šovljanski of Yugoslavia (0 - 3)
Men's Welterweight:
- First Round – Lost to Günther Heidemann of Germany (1 - 2)
Men's Light-Middleweight:
- László Papp →
Gold Medal
- First Round – Defeated Ellsworth Webb of United States (KO 2R)
- Second Round – Defeated Charles Chase of Canada (KO 2R)
- Third Round – Defeated Petar Stankoff Spassoff of Bulgaria (3 - 0)
- Semifinal – Defeated Eladio Oscar Herrera of Argentina (3 - 0)
- Final – Defeated Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk of South Africa (3 - 0)
Men's Middleweight:
- First Round – Lost to Nelson de Paula Andrade of Brazil (1 - 2)
Men's Light-heavyweight
- First Round – Lost to Toon Pastor of Netherlands (0 - 3)
Men's Heavyweight:
- Second Round – Lost to Ilkka Koski of Finland (KO 2R)
Canoeing
Cycling
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- István Lang — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- István Schillerwein — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Lajos Látó — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Final — 1:16.9 (→ 18th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Béla Szekeres — 6th place
Fencing
17 fencers, 14 men and 3 women, represented Hungary in 1952.
Football
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1952. They won gold in the team event with Gábor Benedek winning silver and István Szondy winning bronze in the individual event.
- Individual
- Team
- Gábor Benedek
- István Szondy
- Aladár Kovácsi
Shooting
Six shooters represented Hungary in 1952. In the 25 m pistol event Károly Takács won gold and Szilárd Kun won silver. Ambrus Balogh won bronze in the 50 m pistol.
Swimming
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- "Hungary at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hungary Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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