Hungary at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 109 competitors, 93 men and 16 women, took part in 63 events in 12 sports.^[1]

Hungary at the 1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code	HUN
NOC	Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Amsterdam
Competitors	109 in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Kálmán Egri
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold 4 Silver 5 Bronze 0 Total 9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Lajos Keresztes Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight 5 August  Gold Ödön Tersztyánszky János Garay Attila Petschauer József Rády Sándor Gombos Gyula Glykais Fencing Men's team sabre 9 August  Gold Ödön Tersztyánszky Fencing Men's sabre 11 August  Gold Antal Kocsis Boxing Men's flyweight 11 August  Silver Béla Szepes Athletics Men's javelin throw 2 August  Silver László Papp Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight 5 August  Silver Hungary men's national water polo team István Barta Olivér Halassy Márton Homonnai Sándor Ivády Alajos Keserű Ferenc Keserű József Vértesy Water polo Men's tournament 10 August  Silver Attila Petschauer Fencing Men's sabre 11 August  Silver István Bárány Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle 11 August Default sort order: Medal, Date, Name

Medals by sport Sport Total Fencing 2 1 0 3 Wrestling 1 1 0 2 Boxing 1 0 0 1 Athletics 0 1 0 1 Swimming 0 1 0 1 Water polo 0 1 0 1 Total 4 5 0 9

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1928 Olympic Games.

Name	Medal	Sport	Event
Ödön Tersztyánszky	Gold  Gold	Fencing	Men's team sabre Men's sabre
Attila Petschauer	Gold  Silver	Fencing	Men's team sabre Men's sabre

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

• Antal Kocsis

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated José Villanova Pueyo (ESP), points
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Hubert Ausböck (GER), points
• Semifinals — Defeated Carlo Covagnioli (ITA), points
• Final — Defeated Armand Apell (FRA), points

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

17 fencers, 14 men and 3 women, represented Hungary in 1928.

Men's foil

• György Rozgonyi
• Zoltán Schenker
• Gusztáv Kálniczky

Men's team foil

• Ödön von Tersztyánszky, György Rozgonyi, György Piller-Jekelfalussy, József Rády, Gusztáv Kálniczky, Péter Tóth

Men's épée

• József Rády
• János Hajdú
• Ottó Hátszeghy

Men's team épée

• József Rády, János Hajdú, Albert Bógathy, György Piller-Jekelfalussy, Ottó Hátszeghy

Men's sabre

• Ödön von Tersztyánszky
• Attila Petschauer
• Sándor Gombos

Men's team sabre

• Ödön von Tersztyánszky, János Garay, Attila Petschauer, József Rády, Sándor Gombos, Gyula Glykais

Women's foil

• Margit Danÿ
• Gizella Tary
• Erna Bogen-Bogáti

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics

One male fencer represented Hungary in 1928.

• Tivadar Filótás

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
István Bárány	100 m freestyle	1:01.2		1:00.8		59.8
Antal Gáborfi		1:04.0		1:04.8		Did not advance
Rezső Wanié		1:03.4		1:03.8		Did not advance
Géza Szigritz	400 m freestyle	5:41.0		Did not advance
Rezső Wanié		5:35.2		Did not advance
Géza Szigritz	100 m backstroke	1:15.6		Did not advance
András Wanié Rezső Wanié Géza Szigritz István Bárány	4 × 200 metre freestyle relay	—		9:46.6		9:57.0	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Margit Sipos	100 m freestyle	1:18.8		Did not advance
Sarolta Stieber		1:22.2		DNF		Did not advance

Water Polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Art competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics