1936 Summer Olympics / Participant (Hungary)

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Hungary took part in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with a delegation of 209 athletes (191 men and eighteen women) in 101 competitions in twenty sports. The Hungarian athletes won 10 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze medals and came in third place ahead of Italy and according to the IOC ranking system (sorted by the number of gold medals won, followed by the number of silver and bronze medals) to the USA and the German Empire. There were also seven participants (including a woman) in the art competitions.

Participants by sport

Boxing

Men

• Frigyes Kubinyi

  Bantamweight: 2nd round

• Dezső Frigyes

  Featherweight: 4th place

• Imre Harangi

  Lightweight: gold

• Imre Mándi

  Welterweight: quarterfinals

• Lajos Szigeti

  Middleweight: 2nd round

• Ferenc Nagy

  Heavyweight: 4th place

fencing

Men Béla Bay Foil, singles: semi-finals Foil, team: 7th place Epee, singles: 9th place Epee, team: preliminary round József Hátszeghy Foil, singles: semi-finals Foil, team: 7th place Lajos Maszlay Foil, singles: quarter-finals Foil, team: 7th place Aladár Gerevich Foil, team: 7th place Saber, single: bronze Saber, team: gold Ottó Hátszeghy Foil, team: 7th place Antal Zirczy Foil, team: 7th place Rezső Bartha Epee, singles: quarter-finals Pál Dunay Epee, singles: quarter-finals Jenő Borovszki Epee, team: preliminary round Tibor Székelyhidy Epee, team: preliminary round István Bezegh-Huszágh Epee, team: preliminary round Endre Kabos Saber, single: gold Saber, team: gold László Rajcsányi Saber, singles: 4th place Saber, team: gold Tibor Berczelly Saber, team: gold Pál Kovács Saber, team: gold Imre Rajczy Saber, team: gold

Women Ilona Elek-Schacherer Foil, single: Ilona Vargha Foil, singles: 7. space Erna Bogen-Bogáti Foil, singles: quarter-finals

Soccer

Men

• Round of 16

• Squad

  András Bérczes

  József Berta

  Lajos from Bohus

  Mihály Csutorás

  Gyula Király

  Gyula Kiss

  Lipót robbers

  Kálmán Kovács

  Pál Lágler

  László Régi

  József Scheidl

• Squad

  István Beer

  György Honti

  Gyula Horváth

  László Keszei

  Ferenc Kolláth

  Imre Kőműves

  Gyula Karácsonyi

  Gyula Krivicz

  Béla Pósa

  János Simon

  Mátyás Tóth

Weightlifting

Men

• Jenő Kuti

  Featherweight: 17th place

• Gyula Csinger

  Middleweight: 16th place

Handball

Men

• 4th Place

• Squad

  Antal Benda

  Sándor Cséfay

  Ferenc Cziráki

  Miklós Fodor

  Lőrinc Galgóczi

  János Koppány

  Lajos Kutasi

  Tibor Mate

  Imre Páli

  Ferenc Rákosi

  Endre Salgó

  István Serényi

  Sándor Szomori

  Gyula Takács

  Antal Ujváry

  Ferenc Velkey

hockey

Men

• Preliminary round

• Squad

  Béla Bácskai

  Zoltán Berkes

  Dénes Birkás

  István Csák

  László Cseri

  Béla Háray

  Gyula Kormos

  Gusztáv Lifkai

  Róbert Lifkai

  György Margó

  Ferenc Miklós

  Ferenc Szamosi

  Zoltán Turcsanyi

  Tamas of Márffy-Mantuano

  Géza from Teleki

canoe

Men

• Péter Szittya

  Kayak single, 1000 meters: prerolls

  Kayak single, 10,000 meters: 12th place

• Gábor Cseh & Sándor Gelle

  Kayak twos, 1000 meters: prelims

  Kayak twos, 10,000 meters: 12th place

• István Kolnai & Tibor Poór

  Double kayak (folding boat), 10 kilometers: 12th place

athletics

Men József Sír 100 meters: semi-finals 200 meters: quarter-finals 4 x 100 meters: prelims Gyula Gyenes 100 meters: quarter-finals 200 meters: quarter-finals 4 x 100 meters: prelims Gábor Gerő 100 meters: heats Mario Minai 200 meters: heats 4 x 100 meters: prelims Zoltán Zsitva 400 meters: quarter-finals 4 x 400 meters: 6th place Tibor Ribényi 400 meters: heats 4 x 400 meters: 6th place József Vadas 400 meters: heats 800 meters: semi-finals 4 x 400 meters: 6th place Miklós Szabó 800 meters: semi-finals 1500 meters: 7th place Ferenc Temesvári 800 meters: semi-finals Mihály Iglói 1500 meters: heats János Kelen 5000 meters: heats 10,000 meters: 12th place Istvan Simon 5000 meters: heats Jenő Szilágyi 5000 meters: heats 3000 meter obstacle: prelims József Kovács 400 meter hurdles: semi-finals 4 x 100 meters: prelims 4 x 400 meters: 6th place Mihály Bodosi High jump: 12th place Péter Bácsalmási Pole vault: 6th place Decathlon: 12th place Viktor Zsuffka Pole vault: 6th place Henrik Koltai Long jump: eliminated in qualification Lajos Somló Triple jump: 12th place József Darányi Shot put: 12th place István Horváth Shot put: 14th place Endre Madarász Discus throw: eliminated in qualification József Várszegi Javelin throw: 8th place Zoltán Csanyi Decathlon: DNF

Women Ibolya Csák High jump: gold

Modern pentathlon

Men

• Nándor Orbán

  Singles: 5th place

• Rezső Bartha

  Singles: 8th place

• Lajos Sipeki-Balás

  Singles: 21st place

polo

Men

• Kálmán Bartalis , István Bethlen , Tivadar Dienes-Öhm , Dezső Kovács & Imre Szentpály

  4th Place

Cycling

Men

• János Bognár

  Road race, individual: 16th place

  Road race, team: unknown

• István Liszkay

  Road race, individual: 16th place

  Road race, team: unknown

  4000 meters team pursuit: 7th place

• István Adorján

  Road race, individual: unknown

  Road race, team: unknown

• Károly Nemes-Nótás

  Road race, individual: unknown

  Road race, team: unknown

• Imre Győrffy

  Sprint: 3rd round

• László Orczán

  1000 meter time trial: 5th place

  4000 meters team pursuit: 7th place

• Miklós Németh

  Tandem sprint: 11th place

  4000 meters team pursuit: 7th place

• Ferenc Pelvássy

  Tandem sprint: 11th place

  4000 meters team pursuit: 7th place

horse riding

Men

• Gusztáv of Pados

  Dressage, individual: 14th place

  Dressage, team: 6th place

• László from Magasházy

  Dressage, individual: 18th place

  Dressage, team: 6th place

• Pál Keméry

  Dressage, individual: 26th place

  Dressage, team: 6th place

• József from Platthy

  Jumping, singles: bronze

  Jumping, team: DNF

• Ottmár Szepesi

  Jumping, singles: 33rd place

  Jumping, team: DNF

• Elemér from Barcza

  Jumping, singles: DNF

  Jumping, team: DNF

• Ágoston Endrődy

  Eventing, individual: 5th place

  Eventing, team: DNF

• Lőrinc Jankovich

  Eventing, individual: 9th place

  Eventing, team: DNF

• Istvan Visy

  Eventing, individual: disqualified

  Eventing, team: DNF

Wrestling

Men

• Márton Lőrincz

  Bantamweight, Greco-Roman: gold

• Gyula Móri

  Featherweight, Greco-Roman: 4th round

• József Kálmán

  Lightweight, Greco-Roman: 2nd round

• Gyula Vincze

  Greterweight, Greco-Roman: 2nd round

• József Palotás

  Middleweight, Greco-Roman: bronze

• Gyula Bóbis

  Greco-Roman light heavyweight division: 2nd round

• Ödön Zombori

  Bantamweight, Freestyle: Gold

• Ferenc Tóth

  Featherweight, freestyle: 5th place

• Károly Kárpáti

  Lightweight, freestyle: gold

• Kálmán Sóvári

  Welterweight, freestyle: 3rd round

• János Riheczky

  Middleweight, freestyle: 3rd round

• Ede Virágh-Ebner

  Light heavyweight, freestyle: 3rd round

rowing

Men

• László Kozma

  One: reunion

• Egon Bazini & Károly Bazini

  Double sculls: hope run

• Károly Győry & Tibor Mamusich

  Two without a helmsman: 4th place

• Károly Győry , Tibor Mamusich & László Molnár

  Two with a helmsman: not started for the hope race

• Ferenc Dobos , Gyula Halmay , Frigyes Pabsz & Tibor Vadai

  Foursome without a helmsman: hope run

• Vilmos Eden , Ákos Inotay , Miklós Mihó , László Molnár & Alajos Szilassy

  Four with helmsman: 5th place

• Gábor Alapy , Hugó Ballya , Pál Domonkos , Frigyes Hollósi , Imre Kapossy , Ervin Kereszthy , Sándor von Korompay , László Szabó & Antal Szendey

  Eighth: 5th place

shoot

Men

• László Vadnay

  Rapid fire pistol: 10th place

• Jakab Kőszegi

  Rapid fire pistol: unknown

• Dezső from Zirthy

  Rapid fire pistol: unknown

• Sándor Tölgyesi

  Free pistol: 9th place

• Bertalan Zsótér

  Free pistol: 10th place

• Ralph Berzsenyi

  Small caliber, lying: silver

• Zoltán Soós-Ruszka Hradetzky

  Small bore, lying: 8th place

• Tibor Tary

  Small bore, lying: 13th place

swim

Men Ferenc Csík 100 meters freestyle: gold 4 x 200 meters freestyle: bronze Oszkár Abay-Nemes 100 meters freestyle: semi-finals 4 x 200 meters freestyle: bronze Ödön Gróf 100 meters freestyle: prelims 400 meters freestyle: semi-finals 4 x 200 meters freestyle: bronze Árpád Lengyel 400 meters freestyle: prelims 4 x 200 meters freestyle: bronze 100 meters back: heats István Angyal 400 meters freestyle: prelims 1500 meters freestyle: prelims Elemér Gombos 100 meters back: heats György Erdélyi 100 meters back: heats

Women Magda Lenkei 100 meters freestyle: semi-finals 4 x 100 meter freestyle: 4th place Ilona Ács 100 meters freestyle: prelims 4 x 100 meter freestyle: 4th place Vera Harsanyi 100 meters freestyle: prelims 400 meters freestyle: prelims 4 x 100 meter freestyle: 4th place Borbála Sóthy 400 meters freestyle: semi-finals Ágnes Bíró 400 meters freestyle: prelims 4 x 100 meter freestyle: 4th place Irén Győrffy 100 meters back: heats

sailing

• Tibor Heinrich von Omorovicza

  O-dinghy: 7th place

do gymnastics

Men József Hegedűs Individual all-around: 75th place Team all-around competition: 7th place Floor: 73rd place Horse: 97th place Bars: 71st place Horizontal bar: 90th place Rings: 37th place Pommel horse: 24th place Gábor Kecskeméti Individual all-around: 51st place Team all-around competition: 7th place Floor: 49th place Horse: 71st place Bars: 45th place Horizontal bar: 47th place Rings: 11th place Pommel horse: 77th place Győző Mogyorossy Individual all-around: 80th place Team all-around competition: 7th place Floor: 76th place Horse: 98th place Bars: 63rd place Horizontal bar: 75th place Rings: 77th place Pommel horse: 64th place Istvan Pelle Individual all-around: 18th place Team all-around competition: 7th place Floor: 23rd place Horse: 64th place Bars: 12th place Horizontal bar: 21st place Rings: 25th place Pommel horse: 17th place Miklós Péter Individual all-around: 47th place Team all-around competition: 7th place Floor: 39th place Horse: 35th place Bars: 15th place Horizontal bar: 63rd place Rings: 59th place Pommel horse: 74th place István Sárkány Individual all-around: 64th place Team all-around competition: 7th place Floor: 70th place Horse: 31st place Bars: 76th place Horizontal bar: 58th place Rings: 29th place Pommel horse: 77th place József Sarlós Individual all-around: 71st place Team all-around competition: 7th place Floor: 72nd place Horse: 70th place Bars: 75th place Horizontal bar: 50th place Rings: 23rd place Pommel horse: 81st place Lajos Tóth Individual all-around: 35th place Team all-around competition: 7th place Floor: 68th place Horse: 87th place Bars: 10th place Horizontal bar: 23rd place Rings: 50th place Pommel horse: 15th place

Women Margit Csillik Margit Kalocsai Ilona Madary Gabriella Mészáros Margit Nagy-Sándor Olga Tőrös Judit Tóth Eszter Voit Team all-around: bronze

Water polo

Men

• gold

• Squad

  Mihály Bozsi

  Jenő Brandi

  György Bródy

  Olivér Halassy

  Kálmán Hazai

  Marton Homonnai

  György Kutasi

  István Molnár

  János Németh

  Miklós Sárkány

  Sándor Tarics

Diving

Men

• László Hidvégi

  Art jumping: 18th place

  Diving: 18th place

• László Hódi

  Art jumping: 22nd place

  Diving: 11th place

Web links

• Hungarian Olympic Team from 1936 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )