Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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.^[2]

Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	HUN
NOC	Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Melbourne, Australia / Stockholm, Sweden November 22-December 8, 1956
Competitors	108 (88 men and 20 woman) in 12 sports
Flag bearer	József Csermák[1]
Medals Ranked 4th	Gold 9 Silver 10 Bronze 7 Total 26
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Further information: 1956 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold János Urányi László Fábián Canoeing Men's K-2 10000 metres 30 November  Gold László Papp Boxing Men's light middleweight 1 December  Gold Aladár Gerevich Rudolf Kárpáti Pál Kovács Attila Keresztes Jenő Hámori Dániel Magay Fencing Men's team sabre 3 December  Gold Rudolf Kárpáti Fencing Men's sabre 5 December  Gold Ágnes Keleti Gymnastics Women's uneven bars 7 December  Gold Ágnes Keleti Gymnastics Women's balance beam 7 December  Gold Ágnes Keleti Gymnastics Women's floor 7 December  Gold Andrea Molnár-Bodó Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles Ágnes Keleti Aliz Kertész Margit Korondi Olga Tass Gymnastics Women's team portable apparatus 7 December  Gold Hungary men's national water polo team László Jeney István Hevesi Dezső Gyarmati Kálmán Markovits Tivadar Kanizsa István Szívós György Kárpáti Ottó Boros Mihály Mayer Antal Bolvári Ervin Zádor Miklós Martin Water polo Men's tournament 7 December  Silver József Kovács Athletics Men's 10,000 metres 23 November  Silver József Sákovics Béla Rerrich Lajos Balthazár Ambrus Nagy József Marosi Barnabás Berzsenyi Fencing Men's team épée 28 November  Silver Sándor Rozsnyói Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase 29 November  Silver Ferenc Hatlaczky Canoeing Men's K-1 10000 metres 30 November  Silver Éva Székely Swimming Women's 200 metre breaststroke 30 November  Silver István Hernek Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 metres 1 December  Silver János Parti Canoeing Men's C-1 10000 metres 1 December  Silver Imre Polyák Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight 6 December  Silver Ágnes Keleti Gymnastics Women's artistic individual all-around 7 December  Silver Andrea Molnár-Bodó Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles Ágnes Keleti Aliz Kertész Margit Korondi Olga Tass Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around 7 December  Bronze Endre Tilli József Sákovics József Gyuricza Mihály Fülöp Lajos Somodi Sr. József Marosi Fencing Men's team foil 23 November  Bronze Imre Farkas József Hunics Canoeing Men's C-2 10000 metres 30 November  Bronze Lajos Kiss Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 metres 1 December  Bronze Károly Wieland Ferenc Mohácsi Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 metres 1 December  Bronze György Tumpek Swimming Men's 200 metre butterfly 1 December  Bronze Gyula Tóth Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight 6 December  Bronze Olga Tass Gymnastics Women's vault 7 December Default sort order: Medal, Date, Name

Medals by sport Sport Total Gymnastics 4 2 1 7 Fencing 2 1 1 4 Canoeing 1 3 3 7 Boxing 1 0 0 1 Water polo 1 0 0 1 Athletics 0 2 0 2 Swimming 0 1 1 2 Wrestling 0 1 1 2 Total 9 10 7 26 Medals by gender Gender Total Male 5 7 6 18 Female 4 3 1 8 Total 9 10 7 26

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1956 Olympic Games.

Name	Medal	Sport	Event
Ágnes Keleti	Gold  Gold  Gold  Gold  Silver  Silver	Gymnastics	Women's uneven bars Women's balance beam Women's floor Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic individual all-around Women's artistic team all-around
Rudolf Kárpáti	Gold  Gold	Fencing	Men's team sabre Men's sabre
Olga Tass	Gold  Silver  Bronze	Gymnastics	Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around Women's vault
Andrea Molnár-Bodó	Gold  Silver	Gymnastics	Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around
Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles	Gold  Silver	Gymnastics	Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around
Aliz Kertész	Gold  Silver	Gymnastics	Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around
Margit Korondi	Gold  Silver	Gymnastics	Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around
József Sákovics	Silver  Bronze	Fencing	Men's team épée Men's team foil
József Marosi	Silver  Bronze	Fencing	Men's team épée Men's team foil

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
István Hernek	C-1 1000 m	—		5:06.2
János Parti	C-1 1000 m	—		57:11.0
Károly Wieland Ferenc Mohácsi	C-2 1000 m	5:02.5	1 Q	4:54.3
Imre Farkas József Hunics	C-2 10000 m	—		55:15.6
Lajos Kiss	K-1 1000 m	4:35.8	2 Q	4:16.2
Ferenc Hatlaczky	K-1 10000 m	—		47:53.3
Imre Vágyóczky Zoltán Szigeti	K-2 1000 m	4:00.3	5	did not advance
János Urányi László Fábián	K-2 10000 m	—		43:37.0

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Cecilia Berkes	K-1 500 m	2:25.3	2 Q	2:23.5	4

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Siák Ferenc	3 m springboard	74.60	13	did not advance
	10 m platform	72.85	9 Q	65.98	6	138.83	7
Gerlach József	3 m springboard	80.45	8 Q	55.63	7	136.08	8
	10 m platform	77.77	3 Q	71.48	3	149.25	4

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1956.

Individual

• Gábor Benedek
• János Bódy
• Antal Moldrich

Team

• Gábor Benedek
• János Bódy
• Antal Moldrich

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Hungary had four male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.^[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Csaba Kovács Rezső Riheczky Zoltán Kávay Géza Ütő	Coxless four	6:40.6	2 R	8:17.0	2	did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Five shooters represented Hungary in 1956.

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Miklós Kocsis	100m running deer	416	5
Miklós Kovács		417	4
Sándor Krebs	300 m rifle, three positions	1078	9
	50 m rifle, three positions	1154	10
	50 m rifle, prone	598	6
Szilárd Kun	25 m rapid fire pistol	578	6
Károly Takács		575	8

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics