Hungary at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, returning to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the 1920 Games because of the nation's role in World War I. 89 competitors, 86 men and 3 women, took part in 54 events in 12 sports.^[1]

Hungary at the 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	HUN
NOC	Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Paris
Competitors	89 in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Sándor Toldi
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze 4 Total 9
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Further information: 1924 Summer Olympics medal table

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

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Gyula Halasy Shooting Men's trap 9 July  Gold Sándor Pósta Fencing Men's sabre 18 July  Silver Elemér Somfay Athletics Men's pentathlon 7 July  Silver Lajos Keresztes Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight 10 July  Silver László Berti János Garay Sándor Pósta József Rády Zoltán Ozoray Schenker László Széchy Ödön Tersztyánszky Jenő Uhlyárik Fencing Men's team sabre 15 July  Bronze László Berti István Lichteneckert Sándor Pósta Zoltán Ozoray Schenker Ödön Tersztyánszky Fencing Men's team foil 30 June  Bronze Rajmund Badó Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight 10 July  Bronze János Garay Fencing Men's sabre 18 July  Bronze Károly Bartha Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke 18 July Default sort order: Medal, Date, Name

Medals by sport Sport Total Fencing 1 1 2 4 Shooting 1 0 0 1 Wrestling 0 1 1 2 Athletics 0 1 0 1 Swimming 0 0 1 1 Total 2 3 4 9

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1924 Olympic Games.

Name	Medal	Sport	Event
Sándor Pósta	Gold  Silver  Bronze	Fencing	Men's sabre Men's team sabre Men's team foil
János Garay	Silver  Bronze	Fencing	Men's team sabre Men's sabre
László Berti	Silver  Bronze	Fencing	Men's team sabre Men's team foil
Zoltán Ozoray Schenker	Silver  Bronze	Fencing	Men's team sabre Men's team foil
Ödön Tersztyánszky	Silver  Bronze	Fencing	Men's team sabre Men's team foil

Aquatics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
István Bárány	100 m freestyle	1:08.4	2 Q	1:08.0	6	did not advance
Károly Bartha	100 m backstroke	1:18.0	1 Q	1:19.0	3 q	1:17.8
Frigyes Hollósi	200 m breaststroke	3:06.4	2 Q	3:05.6	4	did not advance
Zoltán Bitskey	200 m breaststroke	3:05.4	3 q	3:09.2	5	did not advance
Márton Sipos	200 m breaststroke	3:09.8	3	did not advance

Women

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ella Molnár	200 m breaststroke	—		3:39.8	4	did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Hungary made its second Olympic water polo appearance.

Roster

• István Barta
• Tibor Fazekas
• Lajos Homonnai
• Márton Homonnai
• A. Ivády
• F. Kann
• Alajos Keserű
• Ferenc Keserű
• B. Nagy
• József Vértesy
• János Wenk

First round

	Hungary	7–6	Great Britain	Piscine des Tourelles

Quarterfinals

	Belgium	3–2	Hungary	Piscine des Tourelles

Bronze medal quarterfinals

	Hungary	7–0	Czechoslovakia	Piscine des Tourelles

Bronze medal semifinals

	Hungary	1–4	Sweden	Piscine des Tourelles

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Sixteen athletes represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Somfay took Hungary's only athletics medal in Paris, with the silver in the pentathlon.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pál Bedő	Shot put	N/A				12.66	4	did not advance
Lajos Csejthey	Javelin throw	N/A				54.86	5	did not advance
Mihály Fekete	10 km walk	N/A				Disqualified		did not advance
Jenő Gáspár	High jump	N/A				1.83	1 Q	1.88	5
Ferenc Gerő	100 m	11.0	1 Q	Unknown	3	did not advance
	200 m	Unknown	2 Q	22.4	4	did not advance
István Grósz	1500 m	N/A				Unknown	5	did not advance
Pál Király	10000 m	N/A						did not finish
	Marathon	N/A						did not finish
István Kultsár	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	8	did not advance
Lajos Kurunczy	100 m	11.4	1 Q	11.0	5	did not advance
	200 m	22.6	1 Q	Unknown	3	did not advance
	400 m	52.6	2 Q	did not start		did not advance
Antal Lovas	Marathon	N/A						3:35:24.0	28
Kálmán Marvalits	Discus throw	N/A				40.82	4	did not advance
László Muskát	100 m	Unknown	5	did not advance
	110 m hurdles	N/A		Unknown	4	did not advance
Tibor Püspöki	110 m hurdles	N/A		Unknown	4	did not advance
Gusztáv Rózsahegyi	100 m	11.3	2 Q	Unknown	5	did not advance
Elemér Somfay	Pentathlon	N/A						16
	Decathlon	N/A						did not finish
Sándor Toldi	Discus throw	N/A				41.09	3	did not advance
Ferenc Gerő Lajos Kurunczy László Muskát Gusztáv Rózsahegyi	4 × 100 m relay	N/A		42.6	2 Q	42.4	2 Q	43.0	4

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

A single boxer represented Hungary at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Lőwig lost his only bout.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Béla Lőwig	Lightweight	Genon (BEL) L	did not advance				17

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Belgium 0 1 .000 Total 0 1 .000

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 1 .000 Round of 16 0 0 – Quarterfinals 0 0 – Semifinals 0 0 – Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 0 – Total 0 1 .000

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Mihály Rusovszky	Time trial	7:57:49.0	51
Ferenc Steiner	Time trial	8:42:14.4	24

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
János Grimm	Sprint	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	1 Q	Unknown	3 r	Unknown	3	did not advance
Ferenc Uhereczky	Sprint	Unknown	3 r	Unknown	2	did not advance
János Grimm Ferenc Uhereczky	Tandem	N/A								Unknown	2	did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport; Hungary was one of nine nations to have women compete in the first Olympic fencing event for women.

The team competitions resulted in two medals for Hungary. In somewhat of a disappointment for Hungary, the sabre team failed to win the gold medal; it was the first time a Hungarian sabre team competed but did not win. The finals match against Italy proved decisive, as both Hungary and Italy beat the other two teams in the final. Hungary and Italy split the individual bouts in their match, with eight apiece. The tie-breaker for the match, and thus the gold medal, was number of touches between Hungary and Italy; Italy won 50 to 46. The foil team earned the country's first non-sabre fencing medal, winning the bronze.

The Hungarian men had success in the individual sabre competition, with three of the four Hungarians reaching the final. Pósta and Garai were both in the three-way tie-breaker for medal placement, finishing first and third respectively. Schenker finished fourth, and was also the only Hungarian man to compete individually in another weapon; he was eliminated in the first round of the foil.

Tary, representing Hungary in the women's foil competition, reached the final and placed sixth overall.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
János Garai	Sabre	N/A				3–2	3 Q	6–2	3 Q	5–2
Sándor Pósta	Sabre	N/A				4–2	2 Q	6–2	2 Q	5–2
Zoltán Schenker	Foil	1–3	4	did not advance
	Sabre	N/A				3–3	4 Q	6–2	3 Q	4–3	4
Ödön von Tersztyánszky	Sabre	N/A				6–1	2 Q	4–4	5	did not advance
László Berti István Lichteneckert Sandor Posta Zoltan Schenker Ödön Tersztyanszky	Team foil	1–0	2 Q	N/A		2–1	2 Q	1–1	2 Q	0–2
László Berti Janos Garay Sandor Posta József Rády Zoltan Schenker László Széchy Ödön Tersztyanszky Jenő Uhlyárik	Team sabre	1–0	1 Q	N/A		2–0	1 Q	1–0	1 Q	2–1

Women

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gizella Tary	Foil	3–2	3 Q	3–2	3 Q	0–5	6

Football

Main article: Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Hungary competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time in 1924, losing their second-round match to Egypt.

Round 1

26 May 1924

Hungary	5–0	Poland
Eisenhoffer 14' Hirzer 51' 58' Opata 70' 87'	Report

Stade Bergeyre

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

Round 2

29 May 1924

Egypt	3–0	Hungary
Yakan 4' 58' Hegazi 40'	Report

Stade de Paris

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Luis Collina (ESP)

Final rank

9th place

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Seven rowers represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower	Event	Semifinals		Repechage		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ervin Mórich Béla Szendey	Double sculls	Unknown	3	N/A		did not advance
Sándor Hautzinger Károly Koch István Szendeffy Zoltán Török Lajos Wick	Coxed four	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	3	did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Seven sport shooters represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Halasy took the nation's only shooting medal in 1924, a gold in the trap.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Gyula Halasy	Trap	98
Sándor Lumniczer	100 m deer, single shots	20	31
	Trap	Unknown	31–44
Sándor Prokopp	25 m rapid fire pistol	7	53
	600 m free rifle	70	55
Gusztáv Szomjas	100 m deer, single shots	24	28
	100 m deer, double shots	28	29
	Trap	90	19
László Szomjas	Trap	90	19
Elemér Takács	25 m rapid fire pistol	13	47
	50 m rifle, prone	387	20
	600 m free rifle	84	14
	100 m deer, single shots	27	24
	100 m deer, double shots	42	25
	Team deer, double shots	27	7
Rezső Velez	25 m rapid fire pistol	15	30
	50 m rifle, prone	372	47
	600 m free rifle	79	35
	100 m deer, single shots	35	10
	100 m deer, double shots	did not finish
Sándor Prokopp Elemér Takács Rezső Velez	Team free rifle	276	18
Gyula Halasy Sándor Lumniczer Gusztáv Szomjas László Szomjas	Team clay pigeons	321	10
Gusztáv Szomjas László Szomjas Elemér Takács Rezső Velez	Team deer, single shots	97	6

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Lajos Göncz	Singles	Bye	Lacoste (FRA) W 6–0, 6–0, 6–1	did not advance
Béla von Kehrling	Singles	Bye	Roman (ROU) W 6–1,6–1, 6–2	Aeschlimann (SUI) W 4–6, 6–8, 7–5, 6–2, 6–3	Williams (USA) L 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6	did not advance
Aurél von Kelemen	Singles	Tegner (DEN) W 6–4, 6–1, 4–1	did not advance
Kálmán Kirchmayr	Singles	Wennergren (SWE) L 6–8, 2–6, 4–6	did not advance
Lajos Göncz Kálmán Kirchmayr	Doubles	—	Williams / Washburn (USA) L 1–6, 0–6, 0–6	did not advance
Béla von Kehrling Aurél von Kelemen	Doubles	—	Willard / Bayley (AUS) L 8–6, 9–11, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ilona Várady-Péter	Singles	Janssen (BEL) W 6–4, 6–1	Covell (GBR) L 1–6, 3–6	did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Aurél von Kelemen Ilona Várady-Péter	Doubles	Bye	Bouman / Timmer (NED) L 4–6, 2–6	did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Rajmund Badó	Heavyweight	Bye	Larsen (DEN) W	Dame (FRA) W	Polis (LAT) W	Deglane (FRA) L	Did not advance	—
István Dömény	Light heavyweight	Bonnefont (FRA) W	Pellinen (FIN) L	Loo (EST) L	did not advance				—	=9
Ferenc Györgyei	Middleweight	Steinberg (EST) L	Domas (FRA) L	did not advance					—	=20
Lajos Keresztes	Lightweight	Rahmy (EGY) W	de Marchi (ITA) W	Westerlund (FIN) W	Ronis (LAT) W	Frisenfeldt (DEN) W	Friman (FIN) L	—
Sándor Kónyi	Middleweight	Pštros (TCH) W	Jahren (NOR) W	Fischer (AUT) L	Gorletti (ITA) L	did not advance			—	=9
Armand Magyar	Bantamweight	Östman (SWE) W	Krievs (LAT) W	Hansson (SWE) L	van Maaren (NED) W	Pütsep (EST) L	Did not advance	—		=5
Mihály Matura	Lightweight	Sesta (AUT) W	Parisel (FRA) W	Borgström (SWE) W	Kusnets (EST) L	Friman (FIN) L	Did not advance	—		=5
Jenő Németh	Featherweight	Svensson (SWE) L	Käpp (EST) L	did not advance						=18
Ödön Radvány	Featherweight	Nord (NOR) L	Egeberg (NOR) W	Rottiers (BEL) W	Väli (EST) W	Malmberg (SWE) L	did not advance			=6
Ottó Szelky	Heavyweight	Johansson (SWE) L	Sjouwerman (NED) W	Deglane (FRA) L	did not advance			—		=9
József Tasnádi	Bantamweight	Bye	Östman (SWE) W	van Maaren (NED) W	Hansson (SWE) L	Ahlfors (FIN) L	Did not advance	—		=5
Béla Varga	Light heavyweight	Ceccatelli (ITA) W	Muijs (NED) W	Wecksten (FIN) L	Westergren (SWE) L	did not advance			—	=6