Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
competed at the
1956 Summer Olympics in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Australia, and
Stockholm,
Sweden (
equestrian events). 108 competitors, 88 men and 20 women, took part in 80 events in 12 sports.
Medalists
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Multiple medalists
The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1956 Olympic Games.
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Sprint
;Men
;Women
Diving
;Men
Fencing
18 fencers, 16 men and 2 women, represented Hungary in 1956.
;
Men's foil
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József Gyuricza
József Gyuricza (16 January 1934 – 11 March 2020) was a Hungarian fencer.Mihály Fülöp
Mihály Fülöp (10 April 1936 – 26 September 2006) was a Hungarian foil fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil
Foil may refer to:
Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill ...
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Lajos Somodi, Sr.
;
Men's team foil
*
Endre Tilli
Endre Tilli (15 August 1922 – 14 August 1958) was a Hungarian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil events at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. He died aboard KLM Flight 607-E
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József Sákovics
József Sákovics (26 July 1927 – 2 January 2009) was a Hungarian épée and foil fencer. He won a silver and two bronze medals at two Olympic Games. He was the husband of Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, who also fenced at the Olympics.
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József Gyuricza
József Gyuricza (16 January 1934 – 11 March 2020) was a Hungarian fencer.Mihály Fülöp
Mihály Fülöp (10 April 1936 – 26 September 2006) was a Hungarian foil fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil
Foil may refer to:
Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill ...
,
Lajos Somodi, Sr.,
József Marosi
József Marosi (born 16 October 1934) is a Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée and a bronze in the team foil
Foil may refer to:
Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolli ...
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Men's épée
*
Lajos Balthazár
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József Sákovics
József Sákovics (26 July 1927 – 2 January 2009) was a Hungarian épée and foil fencer. He won a silver and two bronze medals at two Olympic Games. He was the husband of Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, who also fenced at the Olympics.
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Béla Rerrich
Béla Rerrich (26 November 1917 – 24 June 2005) was a Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
During the Melbourne Olympics the Hungarian revolution happened, and Rerri ...
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Men's team épée
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József Sákovics
József Sákovics (26 July 1927 – 2 January 2009) was a Hungarian épée and foil fencer. He won a silver and two bronze medals at two Olympic Games. He was the husband of Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, who also fenced at the Olympics.
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Béla Rerrich
Béla Rerrich (26 November 1917 – 24 June 2005) was a Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
During the Melbourne Olympics the Hungarian revolution happened, and Rerri ...
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Lajos Balthazár,
Ambrus Nagy,
József Marosi
József Marosi (born 16 October 1934) is a Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée and a bronze in the team foil
Foil may refer to:
Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolli ...
,
Barnabás Berzsenyi
;
Men's sabre
*
Rudolf Kárpáti
Rudolf Kárpáti (17 July 1920 – 1 February 1999) was a fencer from Hungary, who won six gold medals in sabre at four Olympic Games (1948–1960). He also won seven gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the world championships. For his a ...
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Aladár Gerevich
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Pál Kovács
Pál Kovács (17 July 1912 – 8 July 1995) was a Hungarian athlete, who began as a hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing.
By the time Kovács won his first fencing gold, in 1936, he had already been a member of the winning Hungarian ...
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Men's team sabre
*
Aladár Gerevich,
Rudolf Kárpáti
Rudolf Kárpáti (17 July 1920 – 1 February 1999) was a fencer from Hungary, who won six gold medals in sabre at four Olympic Games (1948–1960). He also won seven gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the world championships. For his a ...
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Pál Kovács
Pál Kovács (17 July 1912 – 8 July 1995) was a Hungarian athlete, who began as a hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing.
By the time Kovács won his first fencing gold, in 1936, he had already been a member of the winning Hungarian ...
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Attila Keresztes,
Jenő Hámori,
Dániel Magay
;
Women's foil
*
Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky
*
Magda Nyári-Kovács
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1956.
;Individual
*
Gábor Benedek
Gábor Benedek (born 23 March 1927) is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.
Benedek won a gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital ...
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János Bódy
János or Janos may refer to:
* János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of John
Places
* Janos Municipality, a municipality of Chihuahua
** Janos, Chihuahua, town in Mexico
** Janos Biosphere Reserve, a nature reserve in Chihuahua
* Janos ...
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Antal Moldrich
;Team
* Gábor Benedek
* János Bódy
* Antal Moldrich
Rowing
Hungary had four male rowers participate in one out of seven
rowing
Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...
events in 1956.
;Men
Shooting
Five shooters represented Hungary in 1956.
;Men
Swimming
Water polo
Wrestling
References
External links
Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
{{Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
1956 in Hungarian sport