Hungary at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Hungary at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | HUN |
| NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki, Finland July 19-August 3, 1952 | |
| 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 | |
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]
Medalists[edit]
Hungary finished in third position in the final medal rankings, behind only the United States and Soviet Union.
Multiple medalists[edit]
The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1952 Olympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pál Kovács |  Gold Gold |
Fencing | Men's team sabre Men's sabre |
| Katalin Szőke | Gold Gold |
Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay |
| Éva Novák-Gerard | Gold Silver Silver |
Swimming | Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Women's 200 m breaststroke Women's 400 m freestyle |
| Margit Korondi | Gold Silver Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze |
Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars Women's artistic team all-around Women's floor Women's balance beam Women's artistic individual all-around Women's team portable apparatus |
| Ágnes Keleti | Gold Silver Bronze Bronze |
Gymnastics | Women's floor Women's artistic team all-around Women's uneven bars Women's team portable apparatus |
| Aladár Gerevich | Gold Silver Bronze |
Fencing | Men's team sabre Men's sabre Men's team foil |
| Gábor Benedek | Gold Silver |
Modern pentathlon | Men's team Men's individual |
| Tibor Berczelly | Gold Bronze Bronze |
Fencing | Men's team sabre Men's sabre Men's team foil |
| István Szondy | Gold Bronze |
Modern pentathlon | Men's team Men's individual |
| Judit Temes | Gold Bronze |
Swimming | Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Women's 100 m freestyle |
| Edit Perényi-Weckinger | Silver Bronze |
Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around Women's team portable apparatus |
| Olga Tass | Silver Bronze |
Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around Women's team portable apparatus |
| Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles | Silver Bronze |
Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around Women's team portable apparatus |
| Mária Zalai-Kövi | Silver Bronze |
Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around Women's team portable apparatus |
| Andrea Molnár-Bodó | Silver Bronze |
Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around Women's team portable apparatus |
| Irén Daruházi-Karcsics | Silver Bronze |
Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around Women's team portable apparatus |
Athletics[edit]
Basketball[edit]
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
Cycling[edit]
- 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[edit]
17 fencers, 14 men and 3 women, represented Hungary in 1952.
Football[edit]
Gymnastics[edit]
Modern pentathlon[edit]
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
Rowing[edit]
Hungary had 15 male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
- István Sándor
- Csaba Kovács
- Miklós Zágon
- Tibor Nádas
- Rezső Riheczky
- Pál Bakos
- László Marton
- Béla Zsitnik
- Róbert Zimonyi (cox)
Shooting[edit]
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.
- Imre Ágoston
- János Dosztály
- Imre Ágoston
- János Dosztály
Swimming[edit]
Water polo[edit]
Weightlifting[edit]
Wrestling[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.